Re: alfa-digest V6 #284

[Teruhiko_Higashi@lamg.com]

alfa@digest.net,Internet writes:
>
>Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 10:14:00 -0700
>From: Vangelis Kokkevis <vangelis@aw.sgi.com>
>Subject: Bleeding the GTV6 cooling system
>
>
>Question #1:  The owner's manual says that one should start adding
>coolant with the bleeding screw open until coolant flows out of the
>bleeding screw.  Then the engine should be started and left running
>until all the air bleeds... Well, in my case, nothing came out of the
>bleeding screw.  In fact, I took it out completely and it seems like it
>goes into a blocked threaded hole.  There was no sign of coolant there! 
>I left the engine running until I wasn't getting any more air bubbles in
>the cooland reservoir... That's the only way I could see bleeding the
>system...  Any comments?  What did I get wrong?  
>
>Thanks,
>
>Vangelis
>Santa Barbara, CA
>85 GTV6
>83 Spider

Vangelis,

There is a small hose that goes from the top of the radiator back to the
plastic tank.  Make sure that is not plugged.  If that is ok, you can stick a
small screwdriver in the hose that connects to the bleeding screw.  Can't run
the car that way but you can purge most of the air out.

th