A mechanic friend of mine came to see how I was getting on with the build,
and when he noticed I had lowered the radiator, ( because I lowered the body so much, the rad HAD to come down, or the bonnet would not shut)
he pointed out the now, as the rad was lower than the thermostat housing, unless I fitted some way of bleeding the system, I would have an air lock in the top hose which would not help the cooling.
I realised that he was right, and asked him what he suggested.
He said that a diesel bleed valve from a Land Rover fuel pump would be ideal.
I was pleased with this, as 25 years ago, I put a Land Rover fuel pump under my bench, and knew it was still there.
Off came the valve, and I drilled and tapped a 1/4 BSF thread in the housing,
fitted the valve, and I can now bleed the air out of the system, thus curing a problem I did not know I had!
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