Baby won't burp

[jlagnese at massed.net (John S. Lagnese)]

You're getting a bit gun shy! You're due for a hot streak!
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 2:37 PM
Subject: Baby won't burp


> Well, today was another "improve driver comfort" adventure, (on the 16V)
and
> it went quite nicely, though I still have not developed a love for spring
> clamps. The goal was to replace what I thought was a faulty heater core
> valve. (the one buried behind the engine...) Turns out there is a little
> clip missing, so the cable had nothing to contract against. I put the new
> one in anyways. But here's the rub. I was expecting the usual round of
> burping and so on since I drained the coolant to do this, but nothing?!? I
> DID however fill both the rad and block from the upper rad hose, allowing
> the block to belch a few times during the filling, and that seems to have
> been the charm. ( I also milked a few out of the flaccid upper hose after
a
> short warm up.)
>
> And $10 worth of gas didn't cause any drips or fumes from yesterday's
filler
> neck fun either. WTF? I was expecting about fourteen roadside stops to
> tighten/refill/burp stuff, but nada. Didn't even break 100 *C, so I'm
> thinking it's fine. When I win the lottery, I'll fill the gas
> tank...(97cents a litre!!)
>
> So, you may wonder, is the car now blowing cold air? Well, no, of course
> not. But it's better, and with the hood open, it IS cool, so next up is a
> "cool air to the rain tray" hose. I just need to get the hose. It's one of
> the byproducts of the CF hood, no air vents. Next up is wrapping the DP
with
> header wrap, it should be easier than modifyng the (removed) heat shield,
> and the DP only has to last a few more years anyway. 2007 means no E test
> and (ceramic coated) headers.
>
> Anyway, no disasters to report, sorry...
> Cathy
>
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