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It's a bad Heat Exchanger - quick questions Bruce In Philly (2000 S Boxster, now '09 C2S) - Wednesday, 17 August, 2011, at 6:13:34 pm |
Very good. The air bubble will eventually go away either it gets pushed out or the air is... MarcW - Wednesday, 17 August, 2011, at 8:39:13 pm |
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Bruce In Philly (175K+)
Well Pedro, you've created a monster. First I replace my rear pads with your on-line help. Now it's a heat exchanger.
I pulled everything apart no problem. Darned easy actually although I haven't got it back together yet. I am having Pelican Parts overnight me an exchanger and I will put it back together tomorrow. So, my questions:
1 - Will the air bubble pass through the system and flatulate out to the reservoir?
2 - I suspect I will have to top off the antifreeze. What brand/type should I buy and can I buy it in small amounts?
3 - Should I "prime" the exchanger with antifreeze first?
4 - How many hours of labor did I save? I can't use my rookie time as a benchmark as half the time was spent finding my tools.
I just went ahead and disconnected the hoses from the exchanger with a few rags tucked under and got very little spillage. With the hoses aimed up, there was no need to clamp them. This was causing the maple syrup smell I had for the last two years. This is really odd as three mechanics smelled it and didn't know what it was. Two of these mechanics are very experienced guys. One thought it may be the A/C gas as I have heard some mfgrs will put a smell into it (again, so I've heard and others say A/C smells rancid... who the heck knows). Oh, and I vacuumed out the well as it had residue flaked down in there.
If anyone cares or is thinking of doing this, you have to remove the windshield wiper arms, the three plastic cowls, the battery, the wiper motor/arm assembly, and the two struts and their support bracket. If you can use a wrench, you can do this.
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Done. Everything works. Bruce In Philly (2000 S Boxster, now '09 C2S) - Thursday, 18 August, 2011, at 3:31:33 pm |