when i changed my water pump due to the impeller failure on my 96 contour, V-6 engine.. i squeezed all the hoses on it
to try to get any air pockets out of it to move and fill with coolant... i took it for a drive and it went down some, so that means some more air was in it.. i then ran it for a while in the driveway(also make sure you have your heater on full blast as that might be a location of the air pocket)... let it run a good while and then with the recovery tank full drive it around some and see if it goes down some more... i have read on various newsgroups that if you remove one of the heater hoses that you will get the air out.. i never done this, but it might work... i never needed it......
