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Old 14 May 2010, 10:39 PM
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i hate air locks lol

i changed the rad hose today as it give up... fitted a samco and i'll be fu*ked if i cant stop it getting above normal running temp as i cant get this air lock out ive tryed everything and no joy any ideas?
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You can ease and squeeze the bottom hose to coax the coolant through toppin up as you go. You can fill from the top header tank turbo hose back.
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i'll give that a try tomorrow mate give the car a squeeze i ran out of ideas and was fed up burning myself lol... if that fails well i donno lol
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Done the usual run it with the header tank cap off?
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yea tryed that until i see water come flying out put the cap on but no luck gonna change the thermo today so will see what happens
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Although I would have done that first
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Everything is fine now got the air lock out went to Mr C's to fit the others cars all good now all ready to head out to the lodge meet
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