1995 Holden Commodore coolant

1995 HOLDEN COMMODORE
139,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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hi there,i am going to change the coolant in my car,how do i bleed the air out of the system as the 5litre does not have a bleeding nipple on it can i run the car car on idle with the radiator cap off to get any air trapped out,and one more thing the digital c/c panal does not work so i dont have heater ,will this give me a problem with trapped air?
Jul 18, 2009 at 1:37 PM
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Hi there,

you can override the heater vacuum control at the heater valve with a mighty vac pump, run the car and keep the cap off, i would be replacing the thermostat as well and make suer the bleed valve it to the top, this way you should not have any problems.

mark (mhpautos)
Jul 22, 2009 at 8:39 PM
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