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The Machine Shop => Tools/Tips and Tricks => Topic started by: fabr on August 04, 2014, 06:59:55 PM
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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 (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.
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bad link.........
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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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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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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.
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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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LS's seem to be really picky even with all the steam bleeds hooked up on the heads.
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My blue buggy was the worst I ever encountered.
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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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Just lucky. Many engines today have lots of places to trap steam pockets .
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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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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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That just removes the most common air trap. It does nothing to remove trapped air elsewhere in some systems.
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Race trucks with rear mounted radiator=headache no matter how high the radiator is mounted.
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just lucky then i guess lol mine is a rear ( behind the motor) mounted radiator but not a race truck
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we call that Carlluck remember ??? ??? ??? ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D
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we call that Carlluck remember ??? ??? ??? ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D
LMAO LMAO thumb down i'm not that lucky rofl
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Come on lucky lotto ##'s. Daddy needs a new toy!! LMAO LMAO
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Thought I'd revisit this topic. It is STILL one of the best things I have ever bought. Hassle free,no spills and it fills every nook and cranny in the entire cooling system first time ,every time. Well worth the $80. Still same price as 4 years ago, too!
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how does it work?
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Thought I'd revisit this topic. It is STILL one of the best things I have ever bought. Hassle free,no spills and it fills every nook and cranny in the entire cooling system first time ,every time. Well worth the $80. Still same price as 4 years ago, too!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlMlj3gGgRY
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cannot say i have ever seen one. i like it and will be buying one.
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I think you saw it just about August 04, 2014, 10:31:15 PM ;) ;)
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don't remember that but that doesn't mean anything :D
so i looked them up an bought one night before last!
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I guarantee you won't ever have buyers remorse. Just hang the thing with the hose hanging down for a couple days so the hose straightens out before using. I store mine like that.
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i'm going to try it out on my diesel first. haven't changed coolant in a couple years now but there a hard one to get the air out of and it has gotten warmer than i would like to see in the tall hill in wyoming on the st a trip since i did.
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It takes about a minute to pull full vacumn. Might take Several minutes to fully fill system. Follow the directions advice on putting your fill bucket as high as possible and it goes quicker. I pull a vacumn and let it sit for a few minutes before filling. If there is any loss of vacumn,there is a leak needing fixed first.
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will do and my overflow is the fill which is higher than the radiator itself as it sits on top of the radiator.
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Just don't let the fill tube suck air at any time.