Draining radiator, Any syggestions? Options

[Komail]

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This post has been edited by Komail: Sep 29, 2015 - 11:51 PM

[Komail]

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[frosty]

Yeah, it definitely sounds like you got air in your system. Did the motor in the 10 min. run get to its normal operating temp? (should have) That will be when the thermostat starts circulating the fluid. Check the radiator after doing this since more than likely you will have to fill it some more. (may have to do this twice).


And what do you mean when you said the motor still feels hot? Is your guage in your car showing it to overheat? (I mean motors get hot, that's why the heat shield has a don't touch sign )

[Komail]

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This post has been edited by Komail: Sep 29, 2015 - 11:50 PM

[GriffGirl]

Maybe take out the thermostat and make sure it isn't sticking? Also, I agree that you've either got air in the radiator or you didn't drain all the coolant out, it should've taken more coolant/water than that.

[frosty]

Yeah, my celi's temp guage started to drop just under it's standard for a few months then all of a suden it went HOT!

Thermostat went out.

Make sure that if you have to get a new thermostat that you take in your old one to the parts store. When I got mine it looked larger than the one I took out. Turned out that the one they gave me was a misprint in there books and the company they ordered from, had the 5s swaped with the 7a's.

[zachattack15]

Filling it up without the car is not enough coolant. You need to fill it to the top. Then run the car and fill it some more. At my shop we use these yellow funnel looking things that hold water until the radiator is done sucking. The coolant hoses have to open up and get the air out of the system to let water into the motor. I'm typing from my phone at work so if this seems difficult to read the sorry ill come fix it later.