Cooling System Bleeding: Villager
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- Remove engine air relief plug. See Fig 1. Fill cooling system with 50/50 mixture of coolant and water to radiator filler neck. Gently move upper radiator hose up and down while filling to remove trapped air. Insert a .079" (2 mm) wire under negative pressure valve of radiator cap. See Fig 2. Install radiator cap. Disconnect expansion tank tube from radiator. Hang a modified one gallon bottle filled with 50/50 mixture of coolant and water. See Fig 3. Connect and clamp a hose from modified bottle to expansion tank tube connection at radiator.
- Unclamp modified bottle hose. Allow coolant to flow until coolant comes out of engine air relief plug. Clamp modified bottle hose. Install engine air relief plug. Raise front of vehicle about 22" (55.8 cm) and support with stands. Turn heater controls to maximum and set air discharge to instrument panel vents. Turn blower to high. Unclamp modified bottle hose.
- Start engine. Set engine speed to 1500 RPM until cooling fan turns on. Turn engine off and allow to completely cool off. Clamp modified bottle hose. Remove modified one gallon bottle and reconnect expansion tank tube to radiator. Remove radiator cap and remove wire. Fill cooling system with 50/50 mixture of coolant and water to radiator filler neck. Fill expansion tank to MAX mark. Install radiator cap.