I did a head swap. When I first turn on white smoke came out and it overheated and some antifreeze was missing. So i Filled back up and tried driving again this time no white smoke at all but still overheating. It has a brand new radiator and fan switch. Check thermo also has new head gasket of course. At first I thought head gasket but it new and the oil is not milky plus its not blowing white smoke anymore. What could be causing this??????????

 

sounds like there is still air in the system.

how long did you bleed the cooling system for?

 

Could have an air bubble in system. take the radiator cap off and let it sit for a couple of hours. Check to see if the coolant level changes. If it does, then you know it had a air bubble in the system. Add coolant and start up, checking temperature.

 

Bleed the cooling system as suggested in the service manual.

 

Ok I didnt bleed system was told it would bleed self obviously wrong. How do I do that then Ill let you know if that works

 

This procedure may take 20-30 minutes:

1) Park the car on an inclined driveway with the front end higher than the rear.

2) Push the dash heater lever/**** to MAX heat.

3) Follow the directions in the diagram below

 

if you don't have a bleeder screw on the housing at the end of the upper rad hose then you run the car for a bit with the radiator cap off. after the thermostat opens you should see it begin to bubble and you will need to add more coolant.

 

or more specifically and accurately, do what Ron said.

 

Ok before I started I fill radiator up with fluid because it was low ( really low half a galon low)then I jack front of car ran car till top hose was hot fill it more but it only need a little bit. Is this right? IF this does solve problem what else because its not looking good.

 

i'm not sure i follow?

IF it does solve your problem, well, ummm you don't have a problem anymore?

 

ok my coolant fan is not coming on. I just replaced radiator and switch

 

typo Problem still that car is overheating

 

Did you bleed the cooling system exactly as described in my earlier post? If the fan didn't run, how long did you let the engine run during the bleed procedure?

Was the dash temp gauge reading overheating but the fan wasn't running?

 

I let it run about 4 min and the dash temp gauge was a little more than half way and fan still did not kick in but top hose was hot

 

That's not long enough to get the air out. I think you still have air trapped in the system. Jump the 2P fan switch connector so that the fan runs continuously. Then bleed the system EXACTLY as I described. Let the engine idle for at least 20 minutes.

 

How do I jump 2p fan switch.

 

It takes a long time to bleed it. I have learned to bring a magazine to the garage for this one lol.

 

Insert a short piece of wire into the unplugged connector so that the two terminals are connected.

 

Ok Im looking for it. I found one plug with two wires but no an unplugged one? Sorry i am a chic getting into the car world just trying to learn. I have one question do I leave it like this continuously connected to run. Im assuming this is a quick fix till I fix fan???

 

You will find the fan switch on the thermostat housing. Unplug the 2P connector and insert a jumper wire into it as I have described. The fan should run continuously, if the switch was not activating the fan. Once you properly bleed the system, I suspect that the jumper won't be needed any longer so try replugging the connector with the switch.

 

Thank you I just found it be back in 20

 

Just took it for a 10 min drive still overheating left fan on bypass so it was run constantly ? Now what could it be????

 

Just took it for a 10 min drive still overheating left fan on bypass so it was run constantly ? Now what could it be???

 

any luck? This all sounds like i'm in the same boat as you on this.

 

Well I let it sit overnight and tried to drive again because thats how I am and it ran fine but we will see. Is all the issues the same?