no coolant at carb heater knob

[Millinocket Rocket]

just got done cleaning my carbs and bleeding air out of the coolant. i bled the air out of the rear screw- that went fine but tried to bleed the screw on top of the carb heater knob and didn't even see a drop of coolant. i think i tried everything-- while the sled was cool, hot, running, not running, took off the filler cap, took the screw right out and couldn't see any coolant! all the heat exchangers were warm. am i doing something wrong? the only thing i haven't tried is lifting the front of the sled off the ground. anyone else have this problem? appreciate any help

 

[n2oiroc]

i cant get any coolant out of there either. i just rode it last weekend like that and everything is working fine.

 

[PowerValve-700]

You have to slacken the hex head screw on the bottom of the valve and then use pliers to pull out the plastic valve (not all the way, about 1/4") then remove the bleed screw.

 

[Millinocket Rocket]

thanks-- that's what i planned on doing, run it and then try and bleed it one more time- maybe riding will shake some bubbles out.

 

[Millinocket Rocket]

You have to slacken the hex head screw on the bottom of the valve and then use pliers to pull out the plastic valve (not all the way, about 1/4") then remove the bleed screw.

PV- we must have posted the same time-- i knew there must have been some kind of trick out there, thanks i'll give that a try