Graaaahh thermostat....

[juliemac57@hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Open the top radiator hose from the radiator to the motor. Fill the motor 
with coolant. allow any air to "burp" out. Reconnect the hose and fill from 
the radiator resivoir.
Should do the job. Good luck!


>From: "Curtis" <schofiel@telusplanet.net>
>To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Graaaahh thermostat....
>Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 20:09:12 -0600
>
>Dumped my coolant today to fix a faulty thermo switch (took the rad all the
>way out)
>and decided to throw in a new thermostat since the coolant was out. (error
>;p )
>
>New one won't freaking open, so i have a bigger problem than before..
>
>     My question to the fold is:
>
>     Is it not opening because my dumb ass bought a defective part from
>crappy tire,
>     or is this due to air behind the thermostat preventing it from
>opening..
>
>     What are my options here.
>
>     I'm planning on dumping the coolant once again and replacing the
>thermostat
>  with a real audi/vw one.  Do i have any other options?
>
>     Also.. should i be filling the radator first? or is filling via
>resesivour enough?
>
>
>-Curtis
>
>   '84 mars orange ;p
>
>
>
>
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Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
Amsterdam NY


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