Hi Folks
I had my radiator patched up (Little weep from my radiator) and the result is holding up great. I also did three flushes with distilled water, and then emptied and refilled with Toyota pink 50/50 coolant.
My refilling procedure involved a funnel attached to the radiator cap (see here: Red Land Cruiser (@redlandcruiser) • Instagram photos and videos), and parking on a slope, so that the radiator cap and funnel were higher than the radiator. It took such a long time for the funnel to not have any bubbles popping up every once in awhile. I squeezed the radiator hoses, moderated the idle, and just let it sit. After an hour and a half, I said enough was enough. I put the rad cap back on, filled the overflow tank, and started driving it. It has driven great, per usual.
The peculiarity I have is that, on three occasions after parking it from a 10-20 min drive, I get some drip drips from the coolant overflow outlet hose onto the ground. It's not gushing out, but it is maybe 1 cup of coolant that ends up on the ground. I see no unusually hot temperatures or anything. The temperature gauge stays at about the 40% mark.
Questions:
1. Have I just overfilled the cooling system, or do I have bubbles still lurking in there?
2. Are there any bleeder valves on a 3B? I did not see anything mentioned in the maintenance booklet.
3. How do you bleed your 3B?
My assumption is that over time, any air bubbles will get pushed into the overflow tank, and out into the atmosphere through that coolant overflow outlet hose. Should I take off the radiator cap after the engine cools after having driven a long drive, to let air out?
Your advice much appreciated,
R
I had my radiator patched up (Little weep from my radiator) and the result is holding up great. I also did three flushes with distilled water, and then emptied and refilled with Toyota pink 50/50 coolant.
My refilling procedure involved a funnel attached to the radiator cap (see here: Red Land Cruiser (@redlandcruiser) • Instagram photos and videos), and parking on a slope, so that the radiator cap and funnel were higher than the radiator. It took such a long time for the funnel to not have any bubbles popping up every once in awhile. I squeezed the radiator hoses, moderated the idle, and just let it sit. After an hour and a half, I said enough was enough. I put the rad cap back on, filled the overflow tank, and started driving it. It has driven great, per usual.
The peculiarity I have is that, on three occasions after parking it from a 10-20 min drive, I get some drip drips from the coolant overflow outlet hose onto the ground. It's not gushing out, but it is maybe 1 cup of coolant that ends up on the ground. I see no unusually hot temperatures or anything. The temperature gauge stays at about the 40% mark.
Questions:
1. Have I just overfilled the cooling system, or do I have bubbles still lurking in there?
2. Are there any bleeder valves on a 3B? I did not see anything mentioned in the maintenance booklet.
3. How do you bleed your 3B?
My assumption is that over time, any air bubbles will get pushed into the overflow tank, and out into the atmosphere through that coolant overflow outlet hose. Should I take off the radiator cap after the engine cools after having driven a long drive, to let air out?
Your advice much appreciated,
R