coolant bleeding help

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drftsx
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Car: 90 240sx(sr)

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yesterday my coolant return line pop'd so i replaced it, drove it home ok. today i refilled the coolant and started my car and it bogged out and died. i called a friend and he said that i need to bleed the coolant. how do i do that???


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drftsx
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can i just flush out my radiator?? he says its on limp mode.

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S13FASTBACKSR
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what you want to do to bleed your coolant is locate your upper radiator hose and follow the "water neck" to the where it says caution do not open when hot iirc...now take that 10mm bolt out..pour coolant into your radiator until it starts coming out of that hole that you just took the bolt out of..when its starts coming out there is obviously nomore air left and you put the bolt back in and you are good to go..usually when you have an air bubble in your coolant lines/system your temperature needle reads hotter than normal

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drftsx
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well cuz yesterday i was racing and my coolant return line came off. it was smoking so i stoped let it cool of plug the hose bak on and drove it home. i left it there and 2day i refilled the coolant and started the engine. it started but choked and died. so i call a mechanic and he said that my car was probably set on limp mode. i pulled the negative off for a while and then pluged it bak on. i also flushed my radiator and refilled it. the coolant kept filling up fast so i had to keep squeezing the top coolant hose. started it and it started and choked. im kinda lost now. i dont wanna tow it to the shop unless i really have to. all replys would be greatly appreciated.

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S13FASTBACKSR
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well bro i just told you how to get the air out of your coolant system??? which is bleeding it..its not stuck in limp mode thats not what its called..it has nothing to do with your computer..its called having an air bubble or two in your coolant system...just do as i said before and you'll be great to go

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drftsx
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well cars going great thanks!!!

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S13FASTBACKSR
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no prob man..now next time i say this is what you have to do dont ignore it and ask for others opinions lol just kidding man


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