[MR2] MKI filling coolant -- Done?

[Donald Chalfant]

I've lost the website for the mod. Can't venture an opinion without looking 
again
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris S" <chrissul at comporium.net>
To: "William Brandt" <wbrandt1 at sbcglobal.net>; "MR2 List" <mr2 at mr2.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [MR2] MKI filling coolant -- Done?


> ew, bench bleeding is a PITA, but it's doable with a mityvac or even a
> single person brake bleed kit.   goodluck.  I did find that my brake fluid
> HATES being at 'full' and will sometimes shoot out of the little hole on 
> top
> if it is at full.  I was thinking it was an air bubble, but i've bled them
> several times including a full MC bleed.  It's weird, too bc it will just 
> go
> down to just at the neck of the resevoir, then will stay there and be
> leveled out.  I don't find any brake fluid leaking anywhere, so who knows.
>
>
> Oh, while changing oil today, i decided to try the mr2mod (pat signorino's
> site) oil cooler mod..and it occured to me that this would allow dirt to 
> fly
> up into the accessory belts...is this a real issue or am i just being
> paranoid?  (i have  a 3rd gen engine now, so i mainly did it to make the 
> oil
> filter much more accessible.
>
> Thanks :)
> Chris
> 91T
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William Brandt" <wbrandt1 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "MR2 List" <mr2 at mr2.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 4:08 PM
> Subject: [MR2] MKI filling coolant -- Done?
>
>
>> It's amazing that even so many professional mechanics aren't familiar 
>> with
>> this coolant change procedure but then it is probably pretty unique to 
>> the
>> mr2 (and Ferrari 308, Fiero (are any of those still around?)
>>
>> My master cylinder was now leaking so bad that yesterday I went out and
>> got a rebuild - dealer doesn't have them - even new ones - am learning
>> about "bench bleeding" today -
>>
>> Bill
>>
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