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Old 10-12-2017, 11:12 AM   #1
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If you bleed the system correctly it will likely resolve your issues, air in the system can cause overheating and the overflow to trigger. Rigging a way to catch the coolant overflow is treating the symptom, not the cause.
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Old 10-12-2017, 11:40 AM   #2
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If you bleed the system correctly it will likely resolve your issues, air in the system can cause overheating and the overflow to trigger. Rigging a way to catch the coolant overflow is treating the symptom, not the cause.
Thanks. I'll do that.
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Old 10-12-2017, 02:55 PM   #3
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do you have the latest reservoir cap? Should consider changing this too.
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