ok so why would my system not bleed anything ever? Im doing the whole procedure just like it says in my service manual and nothing ever happens...what would cause this??? thanks!

 

explain how you are doing it

 

yeah... descibe what its doing

 

okkkk im starting the car, filling the thing up full of coolant and cracking that bleed screw.....nothing ever comes out and I can actually take that bleed screw out and it will be bone dry....I dont understand it.... a few people have told me that my thermostat might be stuck closed....could that be the problem? I dont know if that can even be it because the car temp goes exactly to where its supposed to and never tries to overheat.

 

have you checked the cap to make sure it is holding proper pressure?

 

mine is doing the same thing and my mechanic says that my head gasket is going bad.

 

thats what i was thinking also but i just put this motor in and its got very low miles....

 

well do you see any coolant in the oil?

 

the best thing you can do is remove your thermostat and put it in boiling water and with a thermometer check when it opens. Then check what temp your thermostat should work at

 

yeah i pulled the t-stat out earlier and bought a new one...I mien 15 bucks...i dont really care if the other one was still working or not lol. but yeah the old one looked really nasty and torn up so its probably on its way out anyway.....and i dont know about any coolant in the oil...this is the first oil I have put into the motor cause its new and when i got it, it was empty....that damn head gasket better not be messed up....

 

try filling ur rad with bleeder open and the engine off fill until u see a steady stream of coolant at bleeder.

 

engine off, loosen the 12 mm nipple at the t-stat housing, fill the radiator, when rad is full and coolant still does not comes out,,, remove the nipple totally, get a paper clip or a thin pin, stick it in the hole where you removed the nipple from,, I have seen it numerous times where the hole gets plugged.. Also is the car on a level ground ??

I have never seen a head gasket, or a bad t-stat or a bad radiator cap cause this issue