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Originally Posted by Targa-NF
Thats the one Jim. Has the notch and bleeder. Mine does NOT have bleeder. Would that be part of my problem now? Can I drill a hole ? And how fast can the parts place get me one to Brattelboro VT?
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Today is Saturday and they are likely closed for the weekend. Drill the hole 180 degrees from the dent that goes over the tab in the housing cover, and put the thing back in oriented correctly - like your first photo, not your last in the previous post, so the dent in the rim of the thermostat goes over the now ground off tab.
Check the hoses - they need to be firm when depressurized. Not hard as a rock, but they can't be soft either. Soft means they can be collapsed under certain conditions, likely during warm-up.
Does your system hold pressure? Once warm, or hot in your case, the system should be pressurized above atmospheric pressure, everywhere. Which should help in keeping hoses inflated. Once cooled down the system should depressurize.
Jim
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1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
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1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
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