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Originally Posted by hedtrip
So i got car running but i cant get the damn Thermostat to open. i used a fill kit let her run with the front end up in the air for awhile but low hose still cold.
then Tryed the brz/frs bleed me method buy capping the system & reving it a few times & the pulling the BRZ OEM purge port releasing the air.
did these all a few times & the lower hose is still cold.
the heater blows hot.
fans come on.
& stays around 198F
then overheatd when i drove it around the block.
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I used a fill kit with the tall extension. I had my heater on. Once water stopped going down the filler, I slowly bled the system from the rear of the motor using the stock 86 bleed port that I repurposed for this setup. That got a lot out. I then squeezed the hoses rhythmically pumping them to encourage water mixing and hitting the thermostat. I repeated the process until hot air came into the cabin and there was hot hoses everywhere. I never had the car overheat, but I did have to top off the overflow reservoir and a few inches of the radiator after the first long drive, so it probably had a few bubbles left.