Yota HiLux coolant bleeding question

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Yota HiLux coolant bleeding question

Post by CCCP-1985 » Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:13 pm

92 Yota HiLux, 2.4 TD.

New thermostat.

Filled the system using a small guage tube from an elevated bottle and a syphon method, so as to allow a slow fill and any air to escape (hope that all made sense, my grammer is not the best :oops: ).

Now a couple minutes after start up the fliud level rises and overflows, not falls..

Is this trapped air in the system causing the level to rise so quickly, there's a tickler on the stat i assume to allow trapped air through..

My old Renault 25's never did this but a Rover 25 after about 15 minutes would boil like a kettle and overflow the expansion tank with the cap off but i ended up refitting the cap and was fine after that.

Filler neck is on the stat housing not rad as in Lada but still has a seperate expansion tank.

Thanks in advance for any help!
1976 Zhiguli (Lada) 2102
2003 Ford Ranger super cab pick up
1992 Toyota Hilux

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