skatingsamurai

OK i just recently blew a rad hose because either of a thermostat or shitty hose. replaced them, and i also flushed the coolent right?, right. after everything was done it was running great but now i hear maybe like a bubling noise every 10 secs down in the engine bay or something? its not overheating or anything but i think something might be goin on but im not sure.....also im not sure if i got the thermostat lined up wuite right because when i squezz the rad hose i hear like a swooshing noise.....

you think this could be air in the coolent system? and now the car feels slugish but i dont know if that is at all related.

any help is fine thanks!
steven

Steel

Most likely air in the system. You can either bleed it yourself or let it burp itself out. Just make sure you have enough (but not too much) coolant in your overflow tank

skatingsamurai

well its like right at the top

skatingsamurai

also i do get an add coolent sign sometimes but notice that there is no coolent leak ANYWARE, so i suspect that there may be air? but i burped it all the way, and theres is not thing left to be burped ...at least i think so

beefhole

iTrader: (29)

Sounds like air in the system to me...

skatingsamurai

but what could it be leaking from??? i went out just now and i did it again, only to feel free air flowing...i think im going to chech the termostat again make sure its aligned. other wise how am i suppost to get it out/
also i uncapped the top filler and releaved pressure and the the hose collapesed a bit. squeezed it and felt a swoosh as if to be moving water

skatingsamurai

how in the heak do fix this???

skatingsamurai

maybe ill just buy an alum RAD with steel braded coolent lines-yeah!

skatingsamurai

oh! one more thing....my overflow tank is spewing out coolent i think. does that mean anything?

WonkoTheSane

iTrader: (2)

it means that your coolant system is pressurizing.. I just had to rebuild my engine because of this. One thing to check first, though, is under the throttlebody is a coolant hose that runs up from the engine block to the throttlebody. that is likely cracked or leaking slightly. It's possible that a crack in ahose is letting in air, and that can be leading to pressuriziation of the coolant system.

Good luck

skatingsamurai

what are some sure signs of coolent seal failure. and what happens when the thermostat isnt aligned properly(coolent is able to move freely(i know that it will take longer to warm up)?)

skatingsamurai

is it possible i could be burning coolent? theres no smoke though. but im going to go see if when i put dynamic chamber back on, i didnt put the coolent hose on well enough

ilike2eatricers

Well if you coolant seals are blown you will be taking coolant into the combustion chamber and burning it off. It might start out small but it will only get worse. You can try the geyser test to see if your coolant seals are blown. Let the car completely cool down and then start the car with the rad cap off and see if you have bubbles coming out or if it just shoots out.

skatingsamurai

ok but before i do that first....are there any SURE signs that the engine is overheating? because my water temp gauge only works up to about norm then stops....i have never seen it go past a certain point...now im sure that is good if its working but im sure there is some chang when ever it is working. but if it isnt i want to know of anything that might go wrong so i can tell to stop the car

skatingsamurai

oh god...this is bad, i havent tested it yet but i feel like i sure start saving my money for some reason

skatingsamurai

sorry for messageing so much but. why or how would this test of yours work? isnt the coolent system pressurized at 14~ psi ?
or is that when its warms up

skatingsamurai

anyone out there?