faucho
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air pockets in cooling system
a4 golf manual (2000).
the other day, i attempted to clean my intake manifold using the instructions on gewilli's site. i had to give up and reassemble due to the late hour and lack of a 6mm ball allen wrench (sigh).
by the time i gave up, i had already unhooked the exhaust cooler, and lost some coolant.
i'm concerned that i may have air in my cooling system, when i squeeze the hoses, i get a squishy sound. unfortunately, i didn't squeeze the hoses before i lost coolant, so i don't know if they are supposed to sound like that.
i have already run the car up to operating temperature (190f), with the heater on, and with it off, and with the cap on and off the coolant reservoir.
i've done a search and found some advice, but nothing has eliminated the squishy.
questions:
1. if i hear a squishy bubbly sound when i squeeze hoses, does that indicate air in my cooling system?
2. how do i bleed the cooling system?
regarding #1, i asked the woman who works downstairs if i could squeeze her hoses (she didn't slap me) 2.0 new beetle. there was no squishy noise.
i'll get a ball-end 6mm and try the intake clean later, but for now, i'm afraid i'll cook my car if i drive it.
thanks for your help.
a4 golf manual (2000).
the other day, i attempted to clean my intake manifold using the instructions on gewilli's site. i had to give up and reassemble due to the late hour and lack of a 6mm ball allen wrench (sigh).
by the time i gave up, i had already unhooked the exhaust cooler, and lost some coolant.
i'm concerned that i may have air in my cooling system, when i squeeze the hoses, i get a squishy sound. unfortunately, i didn't squeeze the hoses before i lost coolant, so i don't know if they are supposed to sound like that.
i have already run the car up to operating temperature (190f), with the heater on, and with it off, and with the cap on and off the coolant reservoir.
i've done a search and found some advice, but nothing has eliminated the squishy.
questions:
1. if i hear a squishy bubbly sound when i squeeze hoses, does that indicate air in my cooling system?
2. how do i bleed the cooling system?
regarding #1, i asked the woman who works downstairs if i could squeeze her hoses (she didn't slap me) 2.0 new beetle. there was no squishy noise.
i'll get a ball-end 6mm and try the intake clean later, but for now, i'm afraid i'll cook my car if i drive it.
thanks for your help.