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Can I open the bleeder valve when the engine is hot? Does anyone know? I would like to bleed the system again when I get home.
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09-11-2014, 10:52 PM
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Can I open the bleeder valve when the engine is hot? Does anyone know? I would like to bleed the system again when I get home.
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After six pages of discussion, including some great detailed advice from Old Mech, IMO it's time for you to re-read and digest all the advice that was already given to you. |
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09-12-2014, 02:15 AM
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After six pages of discussion, including some great detailed advice from Old Mech, IMO it's time for you to re-read and digest all the advice that was already given to you.
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Yea I know. I am just gonna get a new radiator. I keep getting told by the people at Orileys it might be the water pump, but I know it's not because the heater wouldn't work very well, if at all if it was the water pump. Annoying people at Orileys sheesh.
[Edit]: What do you guys think about this radiator? Because It's about 70-100$ MORE for the OEM radiator. Orileys has one made by Murray that's 155 and that one has a lifetime warranty.
[Edit again]: If I get a new radiator, and hoses (which I am gonna do) through majestichonda, it's gonna cost me $276, if I get them through orileys, it's gonna cost $201.
[Edit of the edit of the edit]: A good friend of mine knows a mechanic shop that can do the hotspot test on the radiator and they only charge 20 bucks, so I'm gonna go tomorrow and get that done before I do anything else.
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09-12-2014, 05:01 AM
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Parents gave me the money to get a new radiator. My dad knows a guy who replaces radiators, gave me a discount, only 124+tax for a new radiator. I'll go get it and hoses, and change it out before I go to work tomorrow.
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09-12-2014, 05:19 AM
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You could check the pump with a ampere meter, if it does not draw current it is broke.
It could be the thermostat valve not opening fully too.
I had one that did not close on my Civic, and again on my Pan European, telling me Honda had issues on that.
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09-12-2014, 05:24 AM
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You could check the pump with a ampere meter, if it does not draw current it is broke.
It could be the thermostat valve not opening fully too.
I had one that did not close on my Civic, and again on my Pan European, telling me Honda had issues on that.
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I just put in a new thermostat and I tested it in a pot of water before I put it in and made sure it opens all the way. And it's a belt driven pump, not electric, unless of course I'm an idiot and it does draw current somehow. |
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09-12-2014, 05:28 AM
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Sorry. I'm the idiot. I should have checked the G1 pump system before posting.
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09-12-2014, 05:50 AM
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Sorry. I'm the idiot. I should have checked the G1 pump system before posting.
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Lol no worries, any input/ help is appreciated. I'm not to sure why honda opted for the belt water pump myself. |
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09-12-2014, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Baltothewolf
Can I open the bleeder valve when the engine is hot? Does anyone know? I would like to bleed the system again when I get home.
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Hot is when you want to open the bleeder. The pressure in the system helps with bleeding. Only bleed cold when you have replaced a component that required draining the coolant.
Don't expect your buddy who is installing the radiator to drive the car for a week and thoroughly bleed it daily. Every time the system is opened up the bleeding process starts again from scratch.
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09-12-2014, 07:20 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
Hot is when you want to open the bleeder. The pressure in the system helps with bleeding. Only bleed cold when you have replaced a component that required draining the coolant.
Don't expect your buddy who is installing the radiator to drive the car for a week and thoroughly bleed it daily. Every time the system isopenedup the bleeding process starts again from scratch.
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I'm gonna be swapping out the radiator. I'll be bleeding it twice a day for a week.
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