Coolant Issue on 97 hellion turbo

[Jman20427]

At first look, we noticed that a hose was lose on a fitting and a clamp was dented to the point of not being able to tighten. After replacing the clamp, the car drove fine for five minutes, then started to overheat. There is no coolant in the return line...

Took of the t-stat off and put it in boling water, it opened. We loosened the hose that we found in the beginning that was loose, because we thought we may have tightned it too much, still not getting nay coolant in the return line.

I am out of ideas...anyone???

 

[Goindeafonmtx]

Water pump?

 

[Gallows]

Did you just install the s/c? Did you try burping the cooling system?

 

[b dub]

Did you just install the s/c? Did you try burping the cooling system?

This.

Water pump?

Not this.

 

[Jman20427]

Fixed. Im not sure what the exact problem was, it coulda been a stuck T-stat, or the gasket to the t-stat was not properly seated. But in any event, stupid me was running near 100% coolant, so when I switched to 100% water, the t-stat started to open when it was suppose to.

 

[goat-ee]

Fixed. Im not sure what the exact problem was, it coulda been a stuck T-stat, or the gasket to the t-stat was not properly seated. But in any event, stupid me was running near 100% coolant, so when I switched to 100% water, the t-stat started to open when it was suppose to.

Had nothing to do with 100% coolant, you had an air bubble that finally burped itself out.

 

[Cookieman00x]

Burp the coolant system...

 

[b dub]

But in any event, stupid me was running near 100% coolant, so when I switched to 100% water, the t-stat started to open when it was suppose to.

Not this.

Had nothing to do with 100% coolant, you had an air bubble that finally burped itself out.

This!


Glad you fixed it though. Nice when it's simple things.

 

[Jman20427]

Had nothing to do with 100% coolant, you had an air bubble that finally burped itself out.

I know. Its just an interesting coincidence that I burped it three times with coolant and the air bubble didnt come out, but yet the first time i ran it through with water it was fine:shrug: