Getting air out of coolant system

95CobraStang

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Chico, CA

Oct 3, 2004

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• Oct 3, 2004

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I'm in the process of putting in a 180* thermostat....i undid the hose, only to find that my dad accidentally threw away a box that had my tstat ...it's hard to find a place that has the 99 lightning or 96 thunderbird 180* t stat(same part number, ive come to find out), but a Napa store had one.

My question is, how will i go about getting the air out of the system once i hook it back up?? Do i remove the fill cap?? I read something about letting it bubble out. Can anyone help?

 

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8yourZ06

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Oct 3, 2004

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• Oct 3, 2004

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Let the car run and let warm up with the cap off (I park uphill when I do this)the water pump should circulate most of the air out.

 

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El Diablo

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Oct 3, 2004

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• Oct 3, 2004

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Leave the fill cap off and turn your heater on high and that should remove all the air. Here is site for the install http://www.stangnet.com/tech/thermostat.html

 

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miles davis

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Oct 3, 2004

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• Oct 3, 2004

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I fill it up through the T-stat housing then top it up
at the rad hose and fill tank.

 

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tangerine

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millen, ga

Oct 3, 2004

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• Oct 3, 2004

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I would also drill a hole in the thermostat to reduce cavitation in the motor. this will help your motor cool a lot better.