Claims
- 1. A method of filling a liquid coolant system of an internal combustion engine in an automotive vehicle having a coolant bottle with a filler neck opening assembly leading from a degassifier section and an overflow section hydraulically connected to one another by a hose comprising the steps of:
- removing a pressure cap from the degassifier section,
- installing a discrete filling aid on to the filler neck so that it is sealed in a fluid tight manner thereto and so that it extends upwardly therefrom,
- closing the hose so that the hydraulic communication between the filler neck opening assembly and overflow section is blocked,
- opening a bleed valve in the system,
- pouring a quantity of liquid coolant into the coolant system through the filling aid until the degassifier section and filling aid are substantially filled,
- closing the bleed valve when coolant begins to exit the valve,
- opening the hose so that any coolant remaining in the fill aid will flow into the overflow section of the coolant bottle,
- removing the filling aid and reinstalling the pressure cap onto the filler neck.
- 2. A method of filling a liquid coolant system of an internal combustion engine in an automotive vehicle having a coolant bottle with a filler neck opening assembly leading from a degassifier section and an overflow section hydraulically connected to one another by a flexible hose comprising the steps of:
- removing the pressure cap from the degassifier section,
- installing a discrete filling aid onto the filler neck opening assembly so that it is sealed in a fluid tight manner thereto and so that it extends upwardly therefrom,
- closing the flexible hose so that the hydraulic communication between the degassifier and overflow sections are blocked,
- pouring a quantity of liquid coolant into the coolant system through the filling aid until the degassifier section and filling aid are substantially filled,
- opening the flexible hose so that any coolant remaining in the fill aid will flow into the overflow section of the coolant bottle,
- removing the filling aid and installing the pressure cap back onto the filler neck.
- 3. A method of filling a liquid coolant system of an internal combustion engine of an automotive vehicle having a coolant receiving bottle forming a component of the system, said bottle having a filler neck opening assembly extending upwardly therefrom, said filler neck opening assembly having lower and upper sealing seats that are normally closed by a pressure type cap operatively mounted thereon, a coolant overflow nipple formed in said neck between the upper and lower seal seats and a fluid conduit leading from said nipple comprising the steps of:
- removing the pressure type cap from said filler neck,
- blocking said overflow nipple,
- installing a coolant filling aid in a stabilized and fluid tight manner on the filler neck to establish a fluid seal only between said upper sealing seal and said coolant filling aid,
- pouring liquid coolant into said filling aid until at least said first portion of said bottle fills with coolant,
- allowing said fluid to drain from said filling aid into said cooling system,
- adding additional fluid into said filling aid until fluid no longer flows into said system,
- opening said overflow nipple so that any additional fluid within said filling aid will drain through said overflow tube,
- removing said filling aid from said filler neck,
- replacing said pressure cap on said filler neck.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of pending application Ser. No. 08/989,537, filed Dec. 12, 1997 by the same inventor as in the present application and still pending.
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Divisions (1)
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