so i am not sure what is wrong with my car, the both coolant hoses both upper and lower feel empty even when the car is hot, hot enough for the fan to turn on but still no coolant flowing through the hoses. is it my thermostat?

 

is the engine overheating?

did you just change hoses or something?

did you just install the engine?

give us more info as to why you think something is wrong with your hoses...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by onepoint6i &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is the engine overheating?

did you just change hoses or something?

did you just install the engine?

give us more info as to why you think something is wrong with your hoses...</TD></TR></TABLE>

the engine does not seem to be overheating, according to the dummy gauge and yes i did just install the engine

 

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the engine does not seem to be overheating, according to the dummy gauge and yes i did just install the engine</TD></TR></TABLE>

did you bleed the coolant of air bubbles?

let it run with the cap off until the fan cycles twice, add coolant as necessary..

feel your bottom hose, if its the same temp as your top hose then your t-stat is operating properly...

good luck..

 

If its a D engine (not sure on others) than theres a bleeder screw on to of the flange where the upper hose meets the engine , start to car and slowly turn it counter clockwise with i think a 12mm wrench. youll see coolant bubble out.
when it solid coolant and no more air bubbling up tighten up the screw.
Hope this helps,
Sean

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Rex-Si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If its a D engine (not sure on others) than theres a bleeder screw on to of the flange where the upper hose meets the engine , start to car and slowly turn it counter clockwise with i think a 12mm wrench. youll see coolant bubble out.
when it solid coolant and no more air bubbling up tighten up the screw.
Hope this helps,
Sean</TD></TR></TABLE>

should i do this when the car is cold or warm on or off???


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did you bleed the coolant of air bubbles?

let it run with the cap off until the fan cycles twice, add coolant as necessary..

feel your bottom hose, if its the same temp as your top hose then your t-stat is operating properly...

good luck..</TD></TR></TABLE>

is it ok that my coolant starts overflowing????

 

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should i do this when the car is cold or warm on or off ? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Do it after the car warms up and the thermastat opens up , also yes leave the car running while you do it .

 

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Do it after the car warms up and the thermastat opens up , also yes leave the car running while you do it . </TD></TR></TABLE>

how will i know that the thermostate opened up if the hoses feel empty

 

i just tried bleeding the system of air and nothing both of the hoses still feel empty, the temp guage does not go past 1/2 way but nothing is in the coolant hoses, or so it seems? could this be my thermostat

 

anyone???

 

Took me two days to completely burp my coolant system. I just kept refilling my overflow tank everytime it dropped down. Run it till it heats to proper temp. Let it cool down and, if the fluid level drops add more. It's not the proven method but, it worked.

 

i'll try that

 

I did what he did after 2 hours of bleeding it after a full swap was done, including heater core removal. I just kept filling the overflow.

 

did u keep the cap on the radiator or did you have it off

 

After I had the system filled, I left the cap on. I just kept checking the overflow tank. Still do . Just in case.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ED609 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">After I had the system filled, I left the cap on. I just kept checking the overflow tank. Still do . Just in case.</TD></TR></TABLE>


did your hoses feel completely empty tho???

 

Yeah. For a little while, at first. That was when I had the cap off. I ran the car and waited for the coolant to drop in the radiator. After it quit dropping. I replaced the cap and ran it. Then checked the overflow tank. Pretty legnthy process. Make sure the heater is open and sh*t like that.