I left work to drop my gf home in the hard pouring rain (visibility is literally nothing) and after I dropped her home, I stopped at a stop sign while i looked for my phone. Immediately after I look up at the windshield I see thick heavy steam coming from under the hood. Immediately I pulled over and noticed that there's a fine coolant line running to where the thermostat housing is (also the coolant bleeder valve is there.) The plastic nipple that goes into the rubber hose broke clean out. I managed to attach the hose with what ever remaining nipple was there and refill with coolant.
Soaking wet, I got back into the car, took off and there was no steam anymore. Leak fixed right?
Right but now another issue. Overheating 
Again I had to pull over with rain falling much harder than before. I got out my flat screw driver and began to play with the bleeder valve with what ever visible ambient light available. I began to turn but noticed that I was getting no where. With my already water damaged iPhone, I shined the light on it and I see that the valve is broken. Just great :Bang
With only one option to make the 10 mile trip back home, I had to blast the heat (of course none of which came out), wipe the windshield with paper to see what I was driving through, and turn the car off at every stop to avoid getting into the 4/4 zone which I ended up driving into anyway. As I neared home, the car wouldn't overheat too quickly but still stayed within the 3/4th zone and crept up ever so slightly.
Tomorrow morning I have to take a closer look for anymore leaks. Is there any other way I can bleed the system without that valve?
Soaking wet, I got back into the car, took off and there was no steam anymore. Leak fixed right?
Right but now another issue. Overheating Again I had to pull over with rain falling much harder than before. I got out my flat screw driver and began to play with the bleeder valve with what ever visible ambient light available. I began to turn but noticed that I was getting no where. With my already water damaged iPhone, I shined the light on it and I see that the valve is broken. Just great :Bang
With only one option to make the 10 mile trip back home, I had to blast the heat (of course none of which came out), wipe the windshield with paper to see what I was driving through, and turn the car off at every stop to avoid getting into the 4/4 zone which I ended up driving into anyway. As I neared home, the car wouldn't overheat too quickly but still stayed within the 3/4th zone and crept up ever so slightly.
Tomorrow morning I have to take a closer look for anymore leaks. Is there any other way I can bleed the system without that valve?
