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Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« on: August 04, 2014, 06:59:55 PM »
Well,I have.LRS @ GD.com posted up the professional model of this

http://www.nationaltoolwarehouse.com/AirLift-II-Cooling-System-Tool-P54899.aspx?gclid=CMLi_d2C-78CFcI7MgodmlsAog


 I bought this one for a little over 1/2 the cost of the one he posted. Made by the same company. Nothing but good reviews anywhere on either one. For $80,I'll happily make the purchase to avoid the hassle of burping. Trapped air can cause alll kinds of crap to happen. All bad.
« Last Edit: August 04, 2014, 07:57:52 PM by fabr »
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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2014, 07:21:34 PM »
bad link.........

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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2014, 07:22:59 PM »
Just about every race car I have worked on needed one of those to get all the air out of the system. Anything with the radiator not mounted directly in front of the motor will need one.

Also, high temp Schrader valves mounted at the high points really help.

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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2014, 07:59:59 PM »
bad link.........
Try it now. I bought mine from amazon even though I don't like them. I usually pay sales tax since one of their distribution centers is 5 miles from my house. thumb down This shipped from another so,no tax. ;D
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
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the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
loyalty to the American people."
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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2014, 08:03:31 PM »
Just about every race car I have worked on needed one of those to get all the air out of the system. Anything with the radiator not mounted directly in front of the motor will need one.

Also, high temp Schrader valves mounted at the high points really help.
That works on initial fill and for periodic checking. I will be plumbing those spots to the pressurized surge tank to have constant air bleeding though . Many cars are plumbed this way now.
« Last Edit: August 04, 2014, 08:05:26 PM by fabr »
"There can be no divided allegiance here.  Any man who says he is an American,
but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2014, 08:51:13 PM »
Bought the same unit two or three years back.  Only way to to fill a radiator now days.  Was told was the only way on a LS motor. 

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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2014, 09:34:50 PM »
LS's seem to be really picky even with all the steam bleeds hooked up on the heads.

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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2014, 09:43:45 PM »
My blue buggy was the worst I ever encountered.
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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2014, 10:31:15 PM »
looks like a nice kit but honestly as long as the radiator has been even or higher than the heads, i have never had a problem bleeding a radiator on bikes or auto engines. i do drill an 1/8" hole in the thermostats before hand as well and have always found that to help. just lucky...maybe.
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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2014, 06:11:25 AM »
Just lucky. Many engines today have lots of places to trap steam pockets .
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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2014, 06:16:05 AM »
I still think air was part of my cooling problems in past?  Raising the rad up quit a bit made burping much easier, better air too, so who knows.
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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2014, 06:21:46 AM »
i do drill an 1/8" hole in the thermostats before hand as well and have always found that to help.

Always.  At least one.  Usually 2-3 holes

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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2014, 06:24:56 AM »
That just removes the most common air trap. It does nothing to remove trapped air elsewhere in some systems.
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
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Theodore Roosevelt 1907

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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2014, 08:08:56 AM »
Race trucks with rear mounted radiator=headache no matter how high the radiator is mounted.

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Re: Ever Had Trouble Burping Radiator?
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2014, 05:31:59 PM »
just lucky then i guess lol mine is a rear ( behind the motor)  mounted radiator but not a race truck
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