Intercooler bleeding?

[Hemiride]

Installed 2.85 pulley 775 injectors 180 stat
CAI and blower spacers with thermo blanket on saturday.

Running great making 15lbs of boost.

My question is this
I tried too keep the coolant loss to a minimum for the intercooler but did lose some of course. I feel like I haven't replaced as much as I lost. But when I open the bleeder nothing but coolant comes out. Am I good to go?
If some air is left in the system will it "work" it's way out on it's own?
Will my intercooler temps read correctly if air is left in the system?

 

[45-70govt]

Maybe vacuum bleed for peace of mind? I think harbor freight sells a fairly cheap tool.....

 

[Marc W]

Yes, yes and ... yes

 

[1971demon]

Yes, yes and ... yes

And there you have it....so much for this thread...

 

[BULL]

Yes, yes and ... yes

And there you have it....so much for this thread...

Yes is such a subjective word though...

 

[oilburner]

it will burp itself, just keep an eye on the level.

 

[Hemiride]

Initially I had to add about a 1/2 resivor worth of coolant. I have added about 1/8th cup twice so far. So looks like I'm good. Thanks to those that answered my questions. I just needed a little reassurance lol.

I have to say I wasn't expecting 15-16 lbs of boost on a 2.85. Any thoughts on that?

 

[1971demon]

Yes is such a subjective word though...

But always to the point...

it will burp itself, just keep an eye on the level.

now if only we could get newborns to do the same

 

[Alain]

I finished my blower spacers and heat blanket install this past weekend. Here’s a great way to bleed your inter cooler without using the bleeder on the back of the supercharger and making a mess.

do this in this order.

1- pinch the top hose right next to the coolant reservoir (see arrow in the picture).

2- open the reservoir cap

3- cycle the ignition on but dont turn the car on. When the ignition cycles to on, the IC pump will run for a brief period of time.

Pinching that top hose will cause whatever air was introduced into the system to cycle to the reaervoir bottle instead of making its way down to the pump.
look at the IC reservoir when you cycle the ignition on and you’ll be able to see the air bubbles.

after trying that three times, i kept the hose pinched, the reservoir open and started the car. Let it run for a minute so the IC pump would run at its normal rate and bleed out whatever air might have been in the pump or near it.

take the clamp off the hose, close the reservoir and you’re good.
I test drove my car after the install and got on it hard!!!! No check engine light or IC coolant level warning at all.