overheating...

[mr.utility at highstream.net (David Utley)]

If you have air in the system, it will normally purge itself when driving, and 
then your coolant will be low...  If you want to make sure, with the engine 
cold (or cool), remove the cap, start the car, raise the rpm to 3K minimum and 
keep it there until the fan cycles at least once.  If the water level does 
nothing but rise and overflow, you were never low, if it drops, you just 
purged the air in the system...

If it overflows, your problem of overheating is elsewhere...  Did you put in 
the T-stat backwards (never know until you ask)?  Is the fan running normally?

HTH

David Utley

Quoting -DAN- <danws69@earthlink.net>:

> ......yes, my question is HOW do I 'burp' it......
> 
> (and yes, there's plenty o' water in the tank....too much actually....)
> 
> 
> Dan Snow
> Czechmate Logistics Enterprises, Inc.
> http://www.czechmate.hostmb.com/
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Utley [mailto:mr.utility@highstream.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 13:41
> To: danws69@earthlink.net
> Cc: roc (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: overheating...
> 
> 
> Sounds like you might have air in the system?
> 
> Is your water level okay?
> 
> David Utley
> 
> Quoting -DAN- <danws69@earthlink.net>:
> 
> > ..I had to replace the small water hose for the oil cooler....
> >
> >
> > I only lost about 1/2~3/4 gal of coolant.....
> >
> >
> > I just took it out to get lunch, and it started climbing up and up.....fan
> > on, water in it, nothing's leaking....temp gauge still climbing.....
> >
> > Help!
> >
> >
> >
> > Dan Snow
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