Coolant burping tools (Page 2/2)
theogre APR 30, 01:16 PM
The tool @ top will not fit a Fiero rad unless the Hood is removed even then likely won't work.
If you mod it to fit the T-stat tube, might help but little point for the money.

Vac Filling is only needed in some truck & car models. 0% help for Fiero & many others. Vac Filling "solves" iffy to bad design that won't get the air out of the coolant system in the normal ways as Many Thousands of models have been doing for 100+ Years.

As to "Burping" in other ways...
Just follow the direction in the cave & be done w/ it.
https://web.archive.org/web...erocave/coolfill.htm

Just make sure Non-vent rad cap.

I too fill coolant in the back only. You just leave the Rad Cap Off until that's full then cap it then add more until rear is full. You don't need Level Ground but affect how fast the rad is full. Example: parked "nose down" small hill then Rad will fill up & need its cap sooner but will use same Total coolant load.

That is about same way as GM filled the car.

If doing w/o help & don't want to repeatedly check rad is full... any moisture/water alarm can tell you is full. Very basic 1 transistor/mosfet w/ light bulb or buzzer alarm is enough for that job.

The vehicle is Safe to Drive w/ some air in the system. Will purge the rest of air in 1 to a few heat cycles. I make sure the overflow tank is @ add mark cold minimum because pull the extra when cold again. Otherwise the Add & Full marks are only when Hot sim rules to nearly all AT Oil Dipstick.

If you Fail doing that method, Something is Way Wrong allowing air to get Into the system even if No Coolant leaks out Or Coolant system has other problems & just claim "got air in it..."

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Mickey_Moose MAY 06, 02:47 PM
I have this now - no fuss, no muss

https://www.amazon.com/gp/p...02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
theogre MAY 06, 06:24 PM
Nice but Most here can't justify the cost of buy or space to store that for very few uses in a decade or more.

Only reason I have some tools to post data is because get very cheap or free thru flea markets etc. + Space to store them.
Like Stant Pressure Test kit in Coolant Pressure Testing for Fiero. https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/145505.html
Got very lucky to get the good kit < $20 & the adapter for $3 @ another place.
But Can use same T-stat adapter sold thru Amacon etc with other "loaner tool" testers thru AZ etc. too. so if have to buy only "eat" ~ $20 or less for the adapter.

Oh I have use many for these special tools to fix the car too but won't buy them @ retail or wholesale because use very rarely to one time. More so when parts of them go bad once exposed to coolant oil fuel etc.
82-T/A [At Work] MAY 06, 07:00 PM

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Originally posted by Patrick:

Rory, in 25 almost 30 years of owning (too many) Fieros, I don't think I've ever poured coolant in the radiator. Seriously!





I've only done this once when I was completely changing out all the hoses and the radiator in a Fiero. I did it merely because I figured it was the easiest way to fill it [the radiator] up, rather than having to fill it all entirely from the back.