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Re: dumb question
I have always drilled the hole too, it does help.
The "old school" thing I was taught back in the day was to force it open and wedge it with an aspirin tablet. The theory is that it does the same thing as far as bleeding off the air, but then dissolves on contact with the coolant/water.
I'm just not so sure that I want dissolved aspirin cruzing around in there?.....not a fan of forcing on the t-stat plate either....... an 1/8 to 3/16ish hole is much better.
I have also heard of guys filling the system w/o the thermostat and housing installed, allowing the air out, then installing it when the coolant starts to come up in the manifold....seems like a pain to me?
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Learn from the mistakes of others, you won't live long enough to make them all yourself...
Bad planning on your part does not necessarily constitute an instant emergency on my part....
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Last edited by LONGHAIR; 01-29-2014 at 06:11 PM.
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