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Crappy 16v coolent problems continued

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Well, my last e-mail didn't seem to reach the list for whatever reason.  =
Basic recap, thanks to all those that answered my first post about =
burping the 16v, I didn't get a chance to do it because yesterday it =
blew the expansion tank cap right off just as I was almost home.  I was =
able to find the cap and limp it to the VW shop and left it there for =
the night.

Well, today I worked on the car all damn day.  Pulled the original =
thermostat from the car (I have no idea how it lasted 14 years) and =
replaced it with a new one.  After adding coolent to the car, I took her =
for a quick spin so that the thermostat would open and I blew the return =
heater core hose right before the clamp to the splitoff at the block.  =
Easy fix, cut hose before the hole and reclamp.  This time I went back =
to the method of filling the radiator, putting water in the top radiator =
hose till the expansion tank started to over flow, and then letting the =
car run.  I ran outta time but I still don't think I got the air out.  =
The top radiatior hose gets hot, but I can't feel any coolent in it when =
I sqeeze it.  It just feels like it's full of air.  How the hell do I =
get this out.  I really don't want to blow another hose and I don't want =
to blow the head gasket or crack the block either.

William

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well, my last e-mail didn't seem to =
reach the list=20
for whatever reason.&nbsp; Basic recap, thanks to all those that =
answered my=20
first post about burping the 16v, I didn't get a chance to do it because =

yesterday it blew the expansion tank cap right off just as I was almost=20
home.&nbsp; I was able to find the cap and limp it to the VW shop and =
left it=20
there for the night.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well, today I worked on the car all =
damn day.&nbsp;=20
Pulled the original thermostat from the car (I have no idea how it =
lasted 14=20
years) and replaced it with a new one.&nbsp; After adding coolent to the =
car, I=20
took her for a quick spin so that the thermostat would open and I blew =
the=20
return heater core hose right before the clamp to the splitoff at the=20
block.&nbsp; Easy fix, cut hose before the hole and reclamp.&nbsp; This =
time I=20
went back to the method of filling the radiator, putting water in the =
top=20
radiator hose till the expansion tank started to over flow, and then =
letting the=20
car run.&nbsp; I ran outta time but I still don't think I got the air =
out.&nbsp;=20
The top radiatior hose gets hot, but I can't feel any coolent in it when =
I=20
sqeeze it.&nbsp; It just feels like it's full of air.&nbsp; How the hell =
do I=20
get this out.&nbsp; I really don't want to blow another hose and I don't =
want to=20
blow the head gasket or crack the block either.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>William</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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