OOPS! Now what?

[WARDENSWORRY]

Took the antifreeze plug out of the heat exchanger today to put some fresh thread sealer on it. Well in the process of this I snapped it off and lost all the antifreeze in my system. My question would be how do i refill the system without creating any air pockets?

Thanks

WW

 

[Don S]

Re: OOPS! Now what?

What are you working on. Sorry, as you can see, my crystal ball is cracked.

 

[Bondo]

Re: OOPS! Now what?

Ayuh,... Refill it,.. Run it,... Refill it,.. It should be Good to Go...

 

[WARDENSWORRY]

Re: OOPS! Now what?

Didnt want to say cause i figured you would hold it against me.

Mercruiser 3.7 litre 1988 vintage.

 

[Don S]

Re: OOPS! Now what?

Didnt want to say cause i figured you would hold it against me.

Mercruiser 3.7 litre 1988 vintage.

Well, It's kind of hard to tell you how to fix something if we donn't even know what it is.

Anyways, when you refill with antifreeze, first you have to mix the antifreese with water first. Then be sure to have the front of the engine higher than the back and fill it up. That will prevent air bubbles from building in the back of the block.

 

[WARDENSWORRY]

Re: OOPS! Now what?

Should i run the engine with the cap off fo a while after filling it or just fill it run it with the cap on and recheck after it has cooled?

 

[Don S]

Re: OOPS! Now what?

It won't hurt a thing to leave the cap off at idle for a while as it warms up and starts circulating. Then you can see it go down and add more as it burps air bubbles.

 

[WARDENSWORRY]

Re: OOPS! Now what?

Thank you.

 

[rjwoodrome]

Re: OOPS! Now what?

Hey, if your using coolant they already have a good speculation lol.
Me Too, I have one as well. 170-470 lol