Whats the proper way to bleed the coolant lines for an 84 300SD. I have
just acquired an 84 300 SD and have put in a new thermostat. I turn the
car off when the temperature gauge is just shy of the mark between the
80C and 120C (I assume this is 100C). There is also no heat out of the
heater where there was once before. So I probably still have air in my
coolant lines. What is the proper way to bleed the coolant lines? As an
aside question, is there a way to tell if there is air in the coolant
line versus the thermostat being bad?

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Tiger - 29 May 2007 21:21 GMT
What I normally do is with the cap off... I squeeze the upper radiator
hose, burp as much as you can... fill the coolant as high as you can and the
thermostat will take care of the rest.
That 100C you saw is the vapor temperature so the thermostat did not open
yet.