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andy 16v
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Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Posts: 591

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:51 am

i flushed my coolant system out over the weekend and now my heaters dont seem to get hot anymore, just warm! i was thinking maybe an airlock? is there a way of bleeding the system? its an r19 16v phase 1.
Peahole
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Joined: 12 Mar 2005
Posts: 243

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:08 pm

Undo the bleed screw on the top right of the radiator when facing the car and bob should hopefully be your uncle.
Neal
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
Posts: 7432

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:12 pm

if you park it facing up a hill, undo the coolant bottle and hold it up, and squeeze the hoses that go to the matrix while doing this, bob will be your uncle a lot quicker Wink
andy 16v
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:01 am

cheers! ill go try it! Smile
BenLewisMav
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Joined: 05 Jan 2006
Posts: 119

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:54 pm

I know its an old thread, but, any luck?
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