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Re: How do you remove a water pump
« Reply #30 on: 30 October 2011, 12:35:57 »
Morning!

Almost there new coolants in cars upto temperature fans started coolants at the max mark

BUT!

I have cold air blowing though the vents temp set to high on both sides!

Any suggestions please!

Thanks
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Re: How do you remove a water pump
« Reply #31 on: 30 October 2011, 12:39:20 »
Air locked. Burp all the large hoses you can get to, but it should sort itself out by itself.  ;)
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Re: How do you remove a water pump
« Reply #32 on: 30 October 2011, 12:43:11 »
Thank Andy B one more probably daft question should I be burping with the expansion cap on or off!!!!  :-\
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Re: How do you remove a water pump
« Reply #33 on: 30 October 2011, 12:44:56 »
I'd leave it off, keep an eye on it  :)
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Re: How do you remove a water pump
« Reply #34 on: 30 October 2011, 12:53:51 »
I did that and I've just had a shower of coolant from the expansion tank what am I doing wrong!



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Re: How do you remove a water pump
« Reply #35 on: 30 October 2011, 12:59:55 »
Was the engine hot? Sorry should have warned you if it was hot to release cap, very, very slowly. Let it go cold, start it (with cap off) while burping it. As you do it, just keep an eye on the coolant bottle
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Re: How do you remove a water pump
« Reply #36 on: 30 October 2011, 13:04:24 »
Bugger, Seem to have loast all my coolant from the tank does this mean I need to start again with flushing and refillig with new coolant  :'(
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Re: How do you remove a water pump
« Reply #37 on: 30 October 2011, 13:10:37 »
somethings a bit off if you lost everything from the coolant tank  :o

You loose a little bit if its hot & pressure is released, but not that much!

Let it all go cold, top it up, then start it with cap off, burp it & let it settle
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Re: How do you remove a water pump
« Reply #38 on: 30 October 2011, 13:13:09 »
Tunnie, top up with water or coolant there's about and 1/2inch of coolant left on the tank!

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Re: How do you remove a water pump
« Reply #39 on: 30 October 2011, 14:04:06 »
Top it up with coolant - then as Tunnie says,start it from cold with cap off.Burp the hoses until it gets hot.Hopefully that will sort it. :y
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Re: How do you remove a water pump
« Reply #40 on: 30 October 2011, 14:09:33 »
Yes, always coolant, summer you can get away with water, but with weather now, always coolant in a 50:50 mix  :y
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Re: How do you remove a water pump
« Reply #41 on: 30 October 2011, 14:29:11 »
Quote from: tunnie on 30 October 2011, 14:09:33
Yes, always coolant, summer you can get away with water, but with weather now, always coolant in a 50:50 mix  :y

ah! but can you? ::) As you know coolant isn't just anti-freeze, it's also a corrosion inhibitor which is especially needed in an engine with ally bits  ;) ;)  :y
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Re: How do you remove a water pump
« Reply #42 on: 30 October 2011, 14:31:22 »
Quote from: griffin on 30 October 2011, 12:53:51
I did that and I've just had a shower of coolant from the expansion tank what am I doing wrong!



 :o

You should always be very very careful removing the cap from a hot header tank/radiator. System is pressurised because the coolant has got hot & there's nowhere for the pressure to go - it's supposed to be like that (the cap has a relief valve in it)
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