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top hose,bottom hose ??
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:00 pm
by bongomaan
on the way to work this morning mason alarm started bleeping so i pulled over and straight away could see steam coming from under the bonnet (lets it over with no hayden alarm fitted,its that bad at the moment its all i can do to put diesel in..) anyway top hose split,as luck would have it i began collecting hoses and had a top hose so i got to work and later got the hose and fitted it,i bled it using peg leg pete"s method (sorry bdc no waterpipe available ) anyway i think it went ok warmed her but by the time i got home (3/4 miles) top hose v hot, bottom hose luke warm. so my question is have i bled correctly and if not where do i go from here ? thanks p p pete and thanks for all advise offered.... all the best neil... (nearly put" love neil " then..)
Re: top hose,bottem hose ??
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:05 pm
by francophile1947
Bottom hose rarely gets hot - that's normal. As long as it's not actually overheating and the heaters are working, it looks like you've bled it successfully.
Re: top hose,bottem hose ??
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:07 pm
by dandywarhol
Sounds about right in these cold conditions.
Run the engine for at least 5 minutes with the aircon off at 2500 rpm - the bottom hose should then be hot and the fans should cut in if the system is porperly bled
Re: top hose,bottem hose ??
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:14 pm
by bongomaan
thanks guys,never bled a bongo,not on the list of the worlds best mechanics,defiantly brown trousers time.....
Re: top hose,bottem hose ??
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:19 pm
by dandywarhol
bongomaan wrote:thanks guys,never bled a bongo,not on the list of the worlds best mechanics,defiantly brown trousers time.....
did the rusty coolant run down your leg??????
Re: top hose,bottem hose ??
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:44 pm
by bongomaan
in all seriousnessness no rust in coolant that came out (what was left of it.. ) and i used the deionised water i"ve been collecting out of the tumbledryer ...
Re: top hose,bottem hose ??
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:01 pm
by haydn callow
Don't forget to get some antifreeze in there,,, 50/50
Re: top hose,bottem hose ??
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:57 pm
by bongomaan
all done 50/50 mix of coolant no overheating,better heat out of blowers and temp gauge is actually a bit lower than before so just to clear any paranoia if any damage had been done what would i be looking out for ? except water in the oil and exhaust gas in the header tank ? anything else to keep an eye on? thanks again everyone and now i"m going to sit down and write a letter to santa for an engine saver...maybe if i"m a really really good boy........