Can anyone pls help! I just bought this Civic, The guy was running only water in the coolant. I drained it and didnt fill or bleed it properly or something, now when i drive it it overheats. If i let it idle it slowly cools. when it overheats the overflow container bubbles and the top hose is the only one hot! My fan does come on but it dosent blow warm air inside only cold. I try to bleed the system but only steem comes out no fluid. I see alot of info on blown head gaskets, i havent driven it hard yet so i should be that. Any help would be great! Thermostat? Bleed it more? More Coolant?

 

try posting in the 88-91 thread you'll get more help there

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Leave the cap of the radiator off while it's idling to make sure all the air gets out of the system.

More coolant? The coolant level should be filled to the neck of the radiator while the car is running, after it doesn't go down anymore, fill the reservoir almost up to the "top" mark (or if it's already at standard operating temperature, AT the "top" mark).

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I just re-read.

If you're going to drain the coolant and NOTHING comes out - that means you have a serious ******* leak - simple as that. No headgasket, no slow burn, no air in the system, if no liquid's coming out - you're losing it all, plain and simple.

 

i wasnt tring to drain i was tring to use the bleeder screw on the hose. only vapor is coming out no fluid.

 

from cold, how long do i let it run with the rad cap off and bleeder screw open to bleed it properly?

 

WRONG FORUM

moved.