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[xXxICExXx]

The bird flew out of its cage and forgot to turn off the light. It stays on solid from point A to point B for the past few weeks. It turns off when i turn the steering wheel to the right but straight and left turns it stays on solid. No white smoke from my exhaust from what i have seen, but i did get a small wiff of coolant just a few blocks from my house a minute ago. At rest the coolant level is a the top and overflow at the full line. Any ideas? I had a BHG last year a month after I bought it, that i obviously fixed. 89 7mgte at 9 psi. Any help would kick ass. Thanks.

 

[Jaguar_5]

Add some water! I promise the light will go away.

That light is only sign of a possible bhg when you keep adding water, and it keeps turning on!

 

[xXxICExXx]

i was thinking perhaps there are air pockets somewhere......because when i squeeze my rad hose that comes off the top, there is little if no coolant in there. I hope thats all it is.

 

[Jaguar_5]

Burp your coolant system, start with a cold engine, either go to a VERY steep hill, or jack up the front of the car as high as you can, turn the heat on full blast, max heat, open the radiator cap, start her up, and add coolant while blipping the throttle until the thermostat cycles a few times and you get all the bubbles out. I usually go until i can't put my hand on the radiator anymore.

 

[xXxICExXx]

Burp your coolant system, start with a cold engine, either go to a VERY steep hill, or jack up the front of the car as high as you can, turn the heat on full blast, max heat, open the radiator cap, start her up, and add coolant while blipping the throttle until the thermostat cycles a few times and you get all the bubbles out. I usually go until i can't put my hand on the radiator anymore.

I've read all about it before, just never had a reason to actually use this tactic. Typically how long will it take? Shouldnt be too long..

 

[Jaguar_5]

maybe about 20 mins

 

[xXxICExXx]

i guess since putting the heat on full blast it allows it to last longer than.

 

[The Reaper]

no turning the heat on gets the coolant circulating thru the Heater core.

lots of air can get caught in the heater core so turning that on cycles it thru there as well

 

[remeniz]

Oh.

And when you've got rid of all the air in the system and filled it remember to fill your expansion tank till the drop pipe is submerged in water. When the system gets hot & the water expands it fills the tank and as the system cools it draws the water out of the tank into the cooling system and you dont want air being drawn back into the system as its coolin' :icon_bigg