Bleeding Without RADKITPLUS - Cobra With Crossover Pipe Vent Plug
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- Check all hose clamps for correct tightness. Make sure the radiator draincock is closed.
- Remove the coolant bottle cap and fill the degas bottle to the add coolant line.
- Install the cap.
- Remove the fill plug in the crossover tube on top of the engine. See .
- Using a funnel, add coolant to the crossover port, keeping the level of coolant in the funnel at 1/4 full.
- Squeeze the 2 large upper cooling system hoses 5 times. Bubbles may appear in the funnel as air exits the system.
- Start the engine and run for 5 minutes while monitoring the coolant in the funnel.
- A sudden drop in the funnel level indicates the elimination of air in the system.
- Shut off the engine and let it cool for 10 minutes.
- Crack open the degas bottle cap enough to allow the coolant level in the funnel to drop to within 1 inch of the bottom of the funnel.
- Tighten the cap.
- Remove the funnel and install the fill plug in the crossover tube.
- Add coolant in the degas bottle to the full coolant line.
- Repeat the fill procedure if necessary.
CAUTION:
Do not fill the cooling system through the reservoir only (coolant will not enter the engine), only the reservoir and the radiator will be filled and engine overheating will occur.