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I've eplaced the thermostat on my 2014 HD Ultra Limited. Apparently I was supposed to bleed the cooling system after I refilled it, but I can't find any how-to's on accomplishing that. Any tips?

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The cooling system might not need bleeding after just changing the thermostat.

Lots of modern cooling systems are self-bleeding but some are so problematic special tools have been developed to cope. The tool evacuates the air from the cooling system and then when the vacuum is released the coolant fill is complete.

Some manufacturers fit one, two or more bleeder screws to help bleed the cooling system but others must have various hoses temporarily disconnected, either with a running engine or a pressurised cooling system - wet sleeves and a faceful of coolant soon teaches the apprentice the technique for minimum wetness.

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Remove rad cap while cold start and run engine making sure to keep it full also check for air bleeds along the system usually near tstat or on top most cooling system component

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These days there are clever tools available to help avoid the fiddling about needed to bleed air from troublesome cooling systems. Basically it is a vacuum pump that evacuates the air from a cooling system before allowing atmospheric pressure to charge the system with coolant from a reservoir.
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