Okay guys, I know it's been covered, but I searched and didn't find anything.

I drained the cooling system to install a Stillen blower. Going back together, I couldn't get the last 1/2 gallon back in, and the air from the heater isn't warm.

Apparently, I need to bleed the system. I can't find any bleeding point. Help!

Or do I have a different problem?

 

UR SO FVckED......

Just kidding.

How long did you leave it runing for? Run it and always watch the temp of the engine. Wait for the thermostat to open up. To check that, feel the lower radiator hose and if it's hot, that means Thermostat opened. The reason why your heater not working is because your not getting coolant through your heater core. See if there's a bleeder screw anywhere near the radiator. Make sure your cooling fan works properly after you service the cooling system. If you cant find a bleeder screw, i recommend you get a funnel with cap lock system for your radiator and keep the car running untill the thing bubbles cut off engine and refill.

 

I replaced my coolant once and had the same problem. You can't fill the thing without running the engine to get it to open the thermostat. Then you add coolant, it goes down, and you do it again. I just drove around with the coolant in the trunk and filled it up every time I stopped somewhere until it stayed full. (There's got to be a better way!)

 

there is a bleeder on the back to the side of the batt. next to the eng. fire wall. its on a rubber hose that run into the heater. it look like the same one that on the bottom of the radiator. Search for it on header install.

 

Aha! Found it. Thanx.

 

do you wait for the pressure in the system to go down before filling, or do you fill immediately after stopping? and do you fill the resevoir or directly into the radiator top?

 

Taking the cap off while the engine is hot is dangerous......Don't do it...
Wait until the engine has cooled , then remove the cap and top up the rad.
The overflow reservoir can be filled any time.
If the system is working properly, all the fluid from the reservoir will drain into the rad as the system cools.

C.

 

Things seem to be working right now, but I can't figure out why I have ~1.5 qts. coolant left over.

 

You have to let things cool down before you pop the cork. Then you can add until it's full again. Repeat until it doesn't go down any more.

 

Hotness = Burns

 

Anytime I've ever done coolant changes and flushes, I just run the car with the radiator cap off.. and rev the engine up to about 2K rpm's a bunch of times so that the coolant gets sucked up, then add more directly to the radiator until it stops accepting additional coolant and the fluid level stabilizes, then I shut it off and let the car sit for a bit. I start it up again like 15 minutes later and then make sure it's still full and not in need of more coolant.


Haven't actually tried this on my G yet, but I plan to next spring when I pull it out of storage and put it back on the road.