FridgeFreezer Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Since my freebie seems to have plain water in it at the moment, I'm going to drain & refill with some proper anti-freeze. However, someone (probably Jules) told me there's a few bleed points to be used when doing so to ensure the system works OK. Can anyone point me in the direction of where these may be and what the procedure is (if there is a set one)? Oh and is the Haynes manual for the freebie worth having or a waste of space? I know how a spanner works, so it's more down to wiring diagrams / specific procedures for doing stuff which sometimes they get right but sometimes gloss over or (irritatingly) refer you to a specialist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Do you have a photo copier as I can lend you a copy but I only used if for finding things. talk to dave he will have some Rav cd's for your car knocking around if not I have some you can copy Its somthing to do with the very small water feed at the back of the head but I will let those with more knowladge explane from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Jon Go to this link and download the rave cd whic will tell you everything you need to know about your Freebie Rave CD Ali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosworth Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 join a piece of hose to the return pipe on the header leave the car running and catch the contents in a bucket. just top up as you go. jobs a good un! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 The 1.8 engine is the K-series Rover engine. The cooling system has to be bled if it has been drained. I start the engine and slowly fill it with the engine ticking over. The bleed valve is on the Passenger side - under the coil pack. There's a thin pipe coming from the inlet manifold to the header tank and a couple of times I have had to remove the pipe and unblock the short metal piece that sticks out with a small screwdriver - you should be getting a small flow of water out of there. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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