Q: I cant get all the air out of my radiator i changed thermastat and everything but my top hose gets rock hard i open bleeder let pr
Top radiator hose gets rock hard I open bleeder to let pressure off I've replaced everything on the cooling system and it seems that no coolant goes threw hoses I have heat can a bad radiator cause all my problems it's the only thing I haven't change oh no blown head gasket either I had it tested
My car has 196000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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