Thanks much... great info. Will do the above and see where I stand from there.

Would it make sense that the top hose is hot, bottom cold, and I get dripping from the cap when it gets up to temp - if indeed there's air?

Will post pics of the old girl when I'm finished. She's got new gas tank, new brakes through and through, POR15'd, new radiator, and is juuuust about ready to get the cab painted back to her old fire engine red. Allllllmost there, must, carry on, must com - com - compleeeeeete. smile

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