Re: Air Bleeder Hose spilling coolant

["Toby Peterson" <tobyp@xxxx>]

Matt - Congratulations on your "one week" anniversary. The hose that 
you are referring to is the overflow hose. If there is too much 
coolant, you cap is defective, or if you have experienced an 
overheated condition, the hose will vent towards the ground as you 
have described. The "air bleeder hose" that has been added to many 
cars is routed from the coolant bottle to the thermostat cover above 
the water pump (on the engine). In your case, you should check to 
make sure that you have the coolant bottle about one half full when 
cool, to give room for expansion. If the coolant level is okay, you 
may need to replace the cap, if it looks to be in poor condition or is 
rated for less that 15 lbs (As I recall - could be wrong on the 
pressure value). You should consider installing the bleeder hose kit 
if not already there. Always monitor the coolant temperature, and 
correct any condition that leads to chronic overheating. These may 
include a slipping belt, clogged cooling system, marginal water pump, 
improper fan operation, etc.

Toby Peterson VIN 2248
Winged1


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "supermattthehero" <supermatty@xxxx> 
wrote:

> 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?