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Terry McCarty Posted on Dec 01, 2013
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Air Lock in cooling system

We changed the thermostat in the car. Now it seems to have an air lock in the cooling system and I can't get rig of it. How do I get rid of it?

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You can buy a tool to create a vaccume in the cooling system-this will remove the air and refill the system with coolant- cheers Denny

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SOURCE: 02 Deville is not blowing cool air in car. The

Sounds like heater control valve.

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SOURCE: MY CAR IS OVERHEATING. HOW CAN I KNOW IF IT HAS

Be sure to turn heater on full during filling. You can tell about air by pressure testing the system.

Also, you must that the correct type and volume of antifreeze or unit will not cool properly.

What. exactly do you mean by overheating? Boiling water out? Fans on too much...?

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  • Posted on Feb 02, 2011

SOURCE: i have a 2000 deville.

the no heat sounds like a plugged heater core a common problem with caddys 2nd the overheating are the cooling fans working if yes pretty sure you got headgasket problems

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