Car was running great after an alternator and belt-drive system repair but I figured I should go the extra mile and bleed any air in the cooling system because there was a slight leak at the nipple that I repaired.
I first followed the cn90 bleed method and then the conflictingly different nny528i bleed method ... and in the process, I twisted the bleed screw one too many times.
The bleed screw broke in half.
I tried to extract it (dumb mistake; I should have drilled it out); and that broke the bib around the bleed screw. No big deal, now I need a new hose.
BUT ... here's the situation:
- I'm really (really) tired of breaking things ... I really am. Almost anything PLASTIC has broken on me in this job ... so I'm going to ask a dumb question first ...
- In the morning, I will remove the upper radiator hose.
HERE IS THE DUMB QUESTION:
May I ask ... HOW do you remove that upper radiator hose WITHOUT breaking more things (specifically the thermostat housing and the radiator neck)?
I first followed the cn90 bleed method and then the conflictingly different nny528i bleed method ... and in the process, I twisted the bleed screw one too many times.
The bleed screw broke in half.
I tried to extract it (dumb mistake; I should have drilled it out); and that broke the bib around the bleed screw. No big deal, now I need a new hose.
BUT ... here's the situation:
- I'm really (really) tired of breaking things ... I really am. Almost anything PLASTIC has broken on me in this job ... so I'm going to ask a dumb question first ...
- In the morning, I will remove the upper radiator hose.
HERE IS THE DUMB QUESTION:
May I ask ... HOW do you remove that upper radiator hose WITHOUT breaking more things (specifically the thermostat housing and the radiator neck)?