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My 1996 ford escort wagon's reservoir plastic coolant tank starts and makes a bubbling sound when I shut off my engine. My mechanic suggested "bleeding" the radiator...pls tell me if this is correct. My temp gauge shoes a quarter away from "cold". Can the thermostat malfunctioning necessarily cause this? Gary P.

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Gary,
You only need to bleed it if you have done any repairs to the cooling system...you most likely do have a faulty engine thermostat. I would replace it first and see if the engine is still continuing to overheat.
~Rip

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Answered:	6/11/2007

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Gary,You only need to bleed it if you have done any repairs to the cooling system...you most likely do have a faulty engine thermostat. I would replace it first and see if the engine is still continuing to overheat.~Rip

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Gary,
You only need to bleed it if you have done any repairs to the cooling system...you most likely do have a faulty engine thermostat. I would replace it first and see if the engine is still continuing to overheat.
~Rip