Top hose hot bottom hose cold
23 April 2015, 06:03 PM
#1
Top hose hot bottom hose cold
Rite guys it's a 02 bugeye wrx
MatesCar overheated last week so has been sitting there till today so today changed all the water hoses as had the rad out . Also to find that the thermostat was not opening s quickly orderd a new one fitted all back together run the car and the bottom rad hose is still cold , the fans kicks in and also cold heaterblower even at full hot on the dial
What u guys reckon
MatesCar overheated last week so has been sitting there till today so today changed all the water hoses as had the rad out . Also to find that the thermostat was not opening s quickly orderd a new one fitted all back together run the car and the bottom rad hose is still cold , the fans kicks in and also cold heaterblower even at full hot on the dial
What u guys reckon
Last edited by Ryoishikawa; 23 April 2015 at 06:16 PM.
24 April 2015, 11:54 AM
#3
Scooby Regular
Here ya go:
If it's not been changed, flush it through with some clean wter, or buy something to flush it.
Draining: there is a little tap at the base of classic rads, or yes, remove bottom hose.
Refilling: Make sure car heater is set to "hot". On the metal rad cap on top of the engine, there are some hoses. Remove the REARmost one and fit a funnel into it. Pour the antifreeze mix (50%, ok?), into this avoiding any "glugging". Keep doing so until you see the level in the metal reservoir rise to the top, at which point, remove funnel and refit hose.
Now, without refitting the resevoir CAP, start engine and wait for it to warm. Watch for bubbles, top up/mop up as necessary.
Once it's warm, refit rad cap, go a for a drive round the block, check level once it cools and refill, if necessary via rad cap and overflow.
Job done....no bleeding necessary, or possible.
Draining: there is a little tap at the base of classic rads, or yes, remove bottom hose.
Refilling: Make sure car heater is set to "hot". On the metal rad cap on top of the engine, there are some hoses. Remove the REARmost one and fit a funnel into it. Pour the antifreeze mix (50%, ok?), into this avoiding any "glugging". Keep doing so until you see the level in the metal reservoir rise to the top, at which point, remove funnel and refit hose.
Now, without refitting the resevoir CAP, start engine and wait for it to warm. Watch for bubbles, top up/mop up as necessary.
Once it's warm, refit rad cap, go a for a drive round the block, check level once it cools and refill, if necessary via rad cap and overflow.
Job done....no bleeding necessary, or possible.
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