stock302mustang

please help.Trying to figure out best way to do this...

nemss1

ive always let the car run with the radiator cap off and put the cap back on after no more bubbles came up

stock302mustang

New water pump,new thermostat housing and thermastat,new belt.. still getting hot.. i loosened the bolts that hold steam tubes to heads and nothing is coming out...????

bluehawk2

iTrader: (74)

Yeah you either have something blocking the coolant passages or most likely you have a pocket of air in your system.

I usually fill mine with the front of the car jacked up. crank it up with the radiator cap off and watch the temp gauge closely . It isn't going to flow until the T-stat opens. it may take a couple of times doing that. Just cut the car off when it starts getting hot and let it cool and try again

7camaro7

iTrader: (15)

I think your thermostat might be sticking... I flushed my system a lil while ago and I just filled the radiator till it was full, fired it up and let it run and added accordingly... Its been full ever since.

stock302mustang

its brand new. how do i test it.. i heard boil water and drop it in?

nemss1

possibilities: stat sticking, need to bleed system, a blockage

u can test the thermostat in a pot with boiling water

stock302mustang

goint to rule out blockage i flushed rad all day,all hoses etc..

nemss1

try testing the thermostat and bleeding the system

stock302mustang

Whats the right way to do it?

crossroads

iTrader: (5)

i just disconnected the line at the throttle body till I got fluid then made my connection....think i read that on ls1howto.com somewhere?

but it worked for me just fine

frankmarroquin

iTrader: (31)

I had the same problem but I just left the car running and finally the Stat open on its own.... I saw the temp drop drastically