[DeTomaso] head drilling for air release

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/2/09 19 41 1, asajay at asajay.com writes:


> What does front or back have to do with it?  Why not jack the -front- up
> and bleed air from the tubes and radiator out a radiator bleed, and in
> the process raise the front of the engine slightly to get air bubbles in
> the back of the heads to move forward and hopefully out the thermostat? 
> Sounds like a better solution to me.
> 
>>>There's a very good reason.   It's because the filler is at the back.   
Half of the bleeding process is topping off the system.   If you raise the 
front of the car, your filler is no longer at the highest point in the 
system, and you can wind up with air every place above the filler (since the 
filler is open during the bleeding process).

The back is raised to elevate the filler.   Now, if you were to somehow 
incorporate a second filler at the top of your radiator like a conventional 
car, then your plan might work great!

Mike