OT: Burping a radiator?
 

Just did the blower motor swap in my CJ7, and you have to drain parts of
the radiator and unhook heater hoses, it says don't forget to burp the
radiator when finished. I would imagine that means getting all the air out,
but how does one do that?

Re: Burping a radiator?
 

Greg did pass the time by typing:
> Just did the blower motor swap in my CJ7, and you have to drain parts of
> the radiator and unhook heater hoses, it says don't forget to burp the
> radiator when finished. I would imagine that means getting all the air out,
> but how does one do that?

Hook it up, start the motor, stop the motor, fill up the radiator again.
wash, rinse, repeat. You probably will have to check it one more time
after the engine warms up then cools down.

--
DougW

Re: Burping a radiator?
 

Greg did pass the time by typing:
> Just did the blower motor swap in my CJ7, and you have to drain parts of
> the radiator and unhook heater hoses, it says don't forget to burp the
> radiator when finished. I would imagine that means getting all the air out,
> but how does one do that?

Hook it up, start the motor, stop the motor, fill up the radiator again.
wash, rinse, repeat. You probably will have to check it one more time
after the engine warms up then cools down.

--
DougW

Re: Burping a radiator?
 

Greg did pass the time by typing:
> Just did the blower motor swap in my CJ7, and you have to drain parts of
> the radiator and unhook heater hoses, it says don't forget to burp the
> radiator when finished. I would imagine that means getting all the air out,
> but how does one do that?

Hook it up, start the motor, stop the motor, fill up the radiator again.
wash, rinse, repeat. You probably will have to check it one more time
after the engine warms up then cools down.

--
DougW

Re: Burping a radiator?
 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Greg did pass the time by typing:
> > Just did the blower motor swap in my CJ7, and you have to drain parts
of
> > the radiator and unhook heater hoses, it says don't forget to burp the
> > radiator when finished. I would imagine that means getting all the air
out,
> > but how does one do that?
>
> Hook it up, start the motor, stop the motor, fill up the radiator again.
> wash, rinse, repeat. You probably will have to check it one more time
> after the engine warms up then cools down.

For the OP: If you don't get all the air out then the water/coolant won't
circulate and the temp will rise very high. If you've burped it once and
the temp stays normal then it's fine.

-John

Re: Burping a radiator?
 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Greg did pass the time by typing:
> > Just did the blower motor swap in my CJ7, and you have to drain parts
of
> > the radiator and unhook heater hoses, it says don't forget to burp the
> > radiator when finished. I would imagine that means getting all the air
out,
> > but how does one do that?
>
> Hook it up, start the motor, stop the motor, fill up the radiator again.
> wash, rinse, repeat. You probably will have to check it one more time
> after the engine warms up then cools down.

For the OP: If you don't get all the air out then the water/coolant won't
circulate and the temp will rise very high. If you've burped it once and
the temp stays normal then it's fine.

-John

Re: Burping a radiator?
 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:Yu__c.5322$OZ6.2747@okepread06...
> Greg did pass the time by typing:
> > Just did the blower motor swap in my CJ7, and you have to drain parts
of
> > the radiator and unhook heater hoses, it says don't forget to burp the
> > radiator when finished. I would imagine that means getting all the air
out,
> > but how does one do that?
>
> Hook it up, start the motor, stop the motor, fill up the radiator again.
> wash, rinse, repeat. You probably will have to check it one more time
> after the engine warms up then cools down.

For the OP: If you don't get all the air out then the water/coolant won't
circulate and the temp will rise very high. If you've burped it once and
the temp stays normal then it's fine.

-John

Re: Burping a radiator?
 

Wouldn't all the air in the system eventually work it's way out thru the
overflow system?

>For the OP: If you don't get all the air out then the water/coolant won't
>circulate and the temp will rise very high. If you've burped it once and
>the temp stays normal then it's fine.
>
>-John


-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)

Re: Burping a radiator?
 

Wouldn't all the air in the system eventually work it's way out thru the
overflow system?

>For the OP: If you don't get all the air out then the water/coolant won't
>circulate and the temp will rise very high. If you've burped it once and
>the temp stays normal then it's fine.
>
>-John


-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)

Re: Burping a radiator?
 

Wouldn't all the air in the system eventually work it's way out thru the
overflow system?

>For the OP: If you don't get all the air out then the water/coolant won't
>circulate and the temp will rise very high. If you've burped it once and
>the temp stays normal then it's fine.
>
>-John


-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)