HELP! Radiator/Coolant/Bleeding Air (archive)

Hopefully someone can help me. My Bentley is in storage at the moment. I posted yesterday about my upper radiator hose explosion and had some questions. Some were answered, some weren't.

1) Do I need to lube, bond, etc., the ends of the hose before replacing it or do the metal bands work well alone?

2) I was told I needed to "bleed" the system of air. How would I accomplish that. If I'm unsuccessful am I going to wreck my engine? I'd like to at least be able to get it 6 miles to the shop!

I am not a real DIY-er, don't have lots of mechanical knowledge, and don't have a huge number of tools, but I'm willing to give it a shot. Can anyone help me out? TIA

Follow Ups:

Re: HELP! Radiator/Coolant/Bleeding Air Bob C WNC 85 635 23:58 9/30/2001 (0)
Better yet, you won't have any air trapped; Ivan 23:23 9/30/2001 (0)
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! Patrick 12:34 9/30/2001 (0)
Re: HELP! Radiator/Coolant/Bleeding Air Phil D 12:01 9/30/2001 (0)
Re: HELP! Radiator/Coolant/Bleeding Air Bob 11:53 9/30/2001 (0)

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