is there any other way to bleed the coolant besides opening the radiator cap!?

 

There is a bleeder valve (like a brake bleeder) on the thermostat housing i believe.

 

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A lot of people dont know this....but the whole DIY procedure is in your owner's manual.

Yes, it involves opening up the cap. What's the hangup? Did you superglue your cap or something?

 

nope! im just having trouble figuring out why my car is overheating! ive changed the water pump, thermostat, coolant flush but havent changed the radiator hoses yet! but yea im having trouble with overheating when i drive on the freeway!!

 

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So why the hang up on taking off the cap?

 

New radiator cap? *edit*, i think thats for a bubbling issue. Is your coolant mix good?

 

no it cant be because ive changed my radiator with my bros radiator to see if that solves the problem but yet it doesnt!

 

Considered taking it somewhere? May be cheaper than throwing parts at it. BTW, do you have a 50/50 coolant/water mix?

 

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because when i bled my coolant by opening the radiator and turning my car on, im thinking that all the air bubble hasnt gotten out!

 

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because when i bled my coolant by opening the radiator and turning my car on, im thinking that all the air bubble hasnt gotten out!</TD></TR></TABLE>

50/50 mix? Fo sho?

 

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im pretty sure, 50/50 mix!

 

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im pretty sure, 50/50 mix!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Pretty sure? Too much coolant and it will over heat. Coolant can't absorb and efficiently carry as much heat as water.

Did you use distilled water?

 

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Pretty sure? Too much coolant and it will over heat. Coolant can't absorb and efficiently carry as much heat as water.

Did you use distilled water? </TD></TR></TABLE>
bought the coolant already premixed!

 

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bought the coolant already premixed!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Oh. Well, nm then. Does it over heat ON the highway or after you get off the highway and sit at a light? How much driving? Was the thermostat installed correctly? Is the head gasket blown? Is there a coolant leak? Is all the coolant still present?

 

use the bleeder screw, follow the upper rad hose into the head, and you'll be staring at it.

 

for some sort of reason i cant find where it is leaking from! when it overheats is when its on the freeway or atleast 20 mins of warm up then going on the freeway then it starts to overheat, and the weather is about 16 degrees here! so cant seem to figure it out

 

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yea ive tried it already, all there is is coolant just squirts out! so i just close it up!

 

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Correct me if I am wrong but I am pretty positive that radiator hoses wouldnt cause overheating unless they are blocked. In which case I believe the radiator would be blocked up first.

 

it couldnt be because i have coolant running through them! but yet the lower radiator hose is always cold! is it suppose to be warm atleast

 

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There's probably a blockage in the radiator or something. Maybe something got in there?

The radiator hoses can cause overheating if they collapse. Been there.

 

yeah i was thinking of getting new radiator hoses and a new radiator, but im just trying to see if i can figure out the situation so i dont waste money for something i dont need! and one more thing! my heat is very hot when im on the freeway also!

 

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The radiator hoses can cause overheating if they collapse. Been there.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I didnt really think of that. I guess that depending on the age of the vehicle, the hoses could be deteriorating and could possibly collapse from that? Good thought B serious!

 

but how do you know if it has collapsed! but one more thing the heat get very hot when on the freeway! just a lil more info to help with my problem!

 

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Your heater uses the heat from the coolant to warm up the cabin. The hoses go through the firewall I believe.

 

Oh, forgot to put, the hotter the coolant, the hotter the heater!