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Pampered-Z · 01-10-2012, 01:01 PM

1) First look and make sure the radiator isn't blocked, like you plastic bag got stuck in front of the radiator.

2) Run the car with the rad cap off as well. Make sure your not just dealing with a bad cap.

3) Take the thermo completely out, run the car and see if you have coolant flowing. You should see a nice stream coming from the head vent tube which dumps back into the rad about 2" below the cap. Since the thermo is in the water pump it could haqve been the wrong one or bad, or even people have gotten them in there upside down, not sure how they did this, but it's been done. Check the hoses and make sure they are all getting warm, so you know if there is a blockage somewhere, could even be in the radiator.

4) Keep bleeding the system until you only get fuild. Putting the car on ramps can help as well. bleed it cold and when hot. Some times you have to do this 5-6 times until it's all out.

If you have blown a head gasket, you should be getting allot of bubbles in the coolant or it smeals like exhaust? I would also expect two blown head gaskets to push the coolant out the overflow and you would see fuild loss in the radiator. So it dones't really sound like 2 blown gaskets?

01-10-2012, 01:01 PM	#43
Pampered-Z Sliderule / Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Catawissa PA Posts: 2,294 iTrader: (1)	1) First look and make sure the radiator isn't blocked, like you plastic bag got stuck in front of the radiator. 2) Run the car with the rad cap off as well. Make sure your not just dealing with a bad cap. 3) Take the thermo completely out, run the car and see if you have coolant flowing. You should see a nice stream coming from the head vent tube which dumps back into the rad about 2" below the cap. Since the thermo is in the water pump it could haqve been the wrong one or bad, or even people have gotten them in there upside down, not sure how they did this, but it's been done. Check the hoses and make sure they are all getting warm, so you know if there is a blockage somewhere, could even be in the radiator. 4) Keep bleeding the system until you only get fuild. Putting the car on ramps can help as well. bleed it cold and when hot. Some times you have to do this 5-6 times until it's all out. If you have blown a head gasket, you should be getting allot of bubbles in the coolant or it smeals like exhaust? I would also expect two blown head gaskets to push the coolant out the overflow and you would see fuild loss in the radiator. So it dones't really sound like 2 blown gaskets? __________________ 93Z M6 Black: The 385 Lives! Supercharged, 3-core front mount intercooler, GTP heads, 3:73's, Street twin clutch, Jethot Longtubes, Mufflex 4" catback/spintech, S+W cage, Spohn Suspenion, Yada Yada Yada 1) Build it 2) Race it 3) Break it 4) Repeat!!! Last edited by Pampered-Z; 01-10-2012 at 01:04 PM.