must i bleed the coolant system??

whats up guys long time no see right.... anyhow, i just replaced the thermastat on my 96 lt1...everything went pretty damn good and its running ok at idle (havent drove her yet) just woundering, if b4 i drive her, do i need to bleed the coolant system? if so does anyone have any good advise on this for i heard it suxx ass doing this..thanks guys

Usually you have to run it with the cap off until the thermostat opens and refill. But if you only did a thermostat on the upper part of the engine you might just get away with topping it off.