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Training Wheels
I made the damnfool mistake of removing the coolant air bleeder bolt completely when draining my radiator. It was alright at the time, there was nothing in there. I replaced the bolt, filled up with fresh new coolant, then noticed a tiny washer laying on the garage floor, directly below the water pump. Aha, I thought I'd felt a washer on that bolt when I first pulled it... I generally assume if a bolt is used to seal an opening to something that contains fluids, especially those under pressure, and has a washer on it, that washer is an important part of properly sealing that opening and should not be done without. So, I pulled the bolt again, and of course coolant started spewing all over. I spent five minutes trying to block the hole with my finger as I loaded the bolt into a socket, lined it up with the hole, rushed to switch my finger out for the bolt, dropped the bolt, repeat a few times... finally got it. screwed it in nice and tight. refilled the coolant to replace the stuff that ended up all over my garage floor/me/my tools. Of course, as soon as this ordeal is all over I notice the damn washer sitting in almost the exact same spot So what I'm wondering is, is the washer for the air bleeder bolt so essential as to necessitate me going through that again? I'm really tired of playing with my cooling system, I reek of ethylene glycol and I'm probably going to be unable to drink Mountain Dew for a week. Kellin Mavis COG #9068 Houston, TX '95 Concours "Nausicaa"