

| Subject: | radiator bleeder bolt questions |
| From: | Matthew Pollard |
| Date: | Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:15:53 -0800 |
In case it ever breaches the 40degree F temperature, i plan to stop playing a mechanic on the intenet and be one for a few weekends... So in the instance that i do need to bleed the radiator, i have a question about the bleeder bolt in the upper right hand corner of the radiator. The last time i replaced the coolant i had to use some asbestos finger cots (yes, really, caugh caught wheeze wheeze) to open and close the stupid bolt because it only would bleed the coolant/air when it was removed from the radiator. Is something wrong here? Do i have the wrong bolt or am i just a moron? Should i drill a down the center of the bolt (along the major axis) and then make a small hole radially (minor axis) about 1/2 way down the threads to encourage the air/coolant to leave when i open the bolt without having to completly remove the bolt. Is this a run on sentences or what? If i make a bolt, would stainless be a bad idea? I like stainless. THanks Matthew 84 weekender Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 Dept. of Chemistry http://www.chem.uidaho.edu University of Idaho http://www.uidaho.edu
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