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Hey, all.
My heat isn't working well, and I discovered that when idling, my temp gauge went up to about half, radiator fans kicked on, and the heat was HOT. I began driving around, the temp gauge went down, and the heat cooled as a result of the driving. That's a failed thermostat in my experience. It is warming up to the 40's from the negatives this week, and I am going to attempt to replace my thermostat. However, I have noticed that there are some apparent differences with this cooling system. Like the thermostat going to the lower radiator hose, not the top one as in most cars. And the same goes with the radiator cap. I looked around the engine bay and did not find a bleed screw. So, what is the procedure to correctly bleed the coolant on these motors? I have searched google and this forum for bleeding the motor, and discovered an article on the Allpar How-To's. http://www.allpar.com/fix/radiator-purge.html but I am unsure if this applies to my engine or if it's talking about another 2.5 liter motor. I also have not been able to find described bleed screw, it appears my car does not have one at all. I do not want to bleed this setup improperly and not get all the air out, or worse. Thanks in advance for all your help!
My heat isn't working well, and I discovered that when idling, my temp gauge went up to about half, radiator fans kicked on, and the heat was HOT. I began driving around, the temp gauge went down, and the heat cooled as a result of the driving. That's a failed thermostat in my experience. It is warming up to the 40's from the negatives this week, and I am going to attempt to replace my thermostat. However, I have noticed that there are some apparent differences with this cooling system. Like the thermostat going to the lower radiator hose, not the top one as in most cars. And the same goes with the radiator cap. I looked around the engine bay and did not find a bleed screw. So, what is the procedure to correctly bleed the coolant on these motors? I have searched google and this forum for bleeding the motor, and discovered an article on the Allpar How-To's. http://www.allpar.com/fix/radiator-purge.html but I am unsure if this applies to my engine or if it's talking about another 2.5 liter motor. I also have not been able to find described bleed screw, it appears my car does not have one at all. I do not want to bleed this setup improperly and not get all the air out, or worse. Thanks in advance for all your help!