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Old Feb 24th, 2020, 13:45   #23
CLIVERALLY
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Great news well done.
Sometimes air can be difficult to get out..a case in point as R53 Mini Coopers which can be destroyed if all the air is not purged. This is not unusual with todays plastic pigs without temperature gauges and relying on some sensor which by the time the warning light comes on the damage is done.
Thankfully our cars are robust, dont contain alloy heads or blocks but damage will certainly be there if our are driven any distance with the car simulating a steam train.
Before I retired I invested in a tool similar to this one and I have retained the bit of kit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwUHkee-ovw
It hooks up to your compressor and everything then is good to go.
It will purge the old coolant and refil. And a regular cheap air compressor will work.
The kit I have will work with expension and non expansion bottled cars.
I cannot remember the precise cost of mine, and it is fair to say mine has more doo dads than the one in the You Tube , but i can remember it cost me about £30- £50
I know its a bit bolting the stable door after the horsehas buggered off but it may help you in the future and hopefully others..
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