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Old 09-27-2008, 05:49 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by coonerboy View Post
Shouldn't the air be pushed out on its own through the top of the radiator and into the tube that goes to the expansion tank?
It's not a good design because the thermostat housing height allows air to remain in the top of the head...........it doesn't get pushed out.

When you pour coolant from a higher point (the top of the hose above the radiator), you've got a better chance of displacing any air in the head.
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