under normal circumstances, i suppose you are correct, but in this particular case there was no space for air to either escape or sneak in
i dont know why, but when i pried the thermostat off i could feel it sucking in air
swells up like a river in the springs, it was moving real nice, with a little bit of foam on top
the point of removing the thermostat was not so much to fix the issue as it was to troubleshoot it
no spring, but also not collapsing
sure looks that way, i took her out for about a half our spin today and all is well
i even put her through the most gruesome of cooling test...the burger king drive through
The first pic is after driving for about 15 minutes
The second pic is while idling for 7-8 minutes in the drive through
The last picture is about one minute after pulling out of the drive through
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