Bleed Cooling System

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-- Remove The Plenum Chamber Cover. Refer to PLENUM CHAMBER COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Loosen the coolant hose to the heat exchanger and pull it back until the connection no longer covers the bleeder hole in the coolant hose -arrow-.

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-- Fill with coolant until it escapes from the coolant hose bleeder hole.

-- Slide the coolant hose onto the connection and secure with a spring clamp.

-- Close coolant reservoir cap.

-- Start the engine.

-- Adjust the temperature for all zones to "HI".

-- Set the fresh air blower to the lowest level.

-- Press the AC button to turn off the Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor.

-- Run the engine at 2000 RPM for 3 minutes.

-- Run the engine at idle until both large coolant hoses on the radiator are warm.

-- Run the engine at 2000 RPM for 2 minutes.

-- On a vehicle with a parking heater turn it on for approximately 30 seconds and let the engine idle.

-- Turn off engine and allow it to cool off.

-- Install The Front Noise Insulation. Refer to FRONT NOISE INSULATION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .