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Yes, normal.
It is not a "Bleed" valve per say. It is actually a vacuum break that allows the system to reach atmospheric pressure by holding the seal open when the bail is snapped up as the engine cools down. This encourages air bubbles to migrate to the expansion tank and then out of the system.
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