Re: Air Bleeder Hose spilling coolant

["Harold McElraft" <hmcelraft@xxxx>]

You probably just need a new pressure cap. Sometimes it will take a 
few days for the new one to set itself so the new one may do what 
the old one is doing for a short time (one hundred miles say). You 
need new rubber and it has to form itself to the minor curves of the 
container. The old cap rubber seal usually gets hard after two or 
three years. John Hervey has the best rplacements I've seen. see it 
at http://www.specialtauto.com/delorean-parts/cooling-system.html.

Harold McElraft - 3354


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "supermattthehero" <supermatty@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> My DeLorean has a hose connected to the plastic coolant bottle 
that 
> is pointed down into the engine compartment heading toward the 
rear 
> of the vehicle. By looking in the parts manual, I believe this to 
> be the "air bleeder hose." This hose has been spilling drops of 
> coolant lately that I notice when I come back from a drive and see 
> that there is coolant spilled over the right exhaust tip and it 
> traces back up to that hose. Is this supposed to work like this? 
> Does this mean I need more coolant and less water in the system? 
> Sorry if these questions are novice, I have had the car for a week 
> today (its still a surprise to see it in the garage!). 
> 
> Matt
> #1604