block problem???

Miami_drifter

Miami_drifter

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ok so my car is heating up nasty style!!! lmao.. apperently from wat i can tell the radiator or the block itself is returning the water because the little plastic tank for the radiator got FULL!!! and i mean FULL to the top wen it was normally a little below max.. so can this be that the block is not taking in water so its returning it?? one of the ports mayb blocked? idk i need help fast! its my DD
 
If your coolant overflow tank is filled with water that means that your car is over heating. could be many things.

1. bad water pump ( check if its leaking)
2. blown head gasket. (you would see alot of smoke)
3. bad radiator cap (you would need to rent a tester from the auto parts.
4. water pump belt broke.
 
madcowCONV said:
If your coolant overflow tank is filled with water that means that your car is over heating. could be many things.

1. bad water pump ( check if its leaking)
2. blown head gasket. (you would see alot of smoke)
3. bad radiator cap (you would need to rent a tester from the auto parts.
4. water pump belt broke.
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hmmm am thinking it mite be the water pump... becuase there was no smoke at all.. belts are all fine.. and the cap.. well idk looks good to me.. thanx... but can it be the block it self???
 
no the block wont push water into the coolant over-flow that only happens when the car is over heating. if your worried about the block do a compression test or a leak-down test.
 
or it could be that your thermostat took the largest shit ever and decided that it doesnt want to open. same thing happened to elliotmacs car. pull it out and run no thermostat AND THEN proceed to check water pump and radiator. start small first cause the last thing you want to do is go out and spend more money than needed when it was like a 8 dollar fix
 
MiaS13 said:
or it could be that your thermostat took the largest shit ever and decided that it doesnt want to open. same thing happened to elliotmacs car. pull it out and run no thermostat AND THEN proceed to check water pump and radiator. start small first cause the last thing you want to do is go out and spend more money than needed when it was like a 8 dollar fix
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+1 ty.
 
MiaS13 said:
or it could be that your thermostat took the largest shit ever and decided that it doesnt want to open. same thing happened to elliotmacs car. pull it out and run no thermostat AND THEN proceed to check water pump and radiator. start small first cause the last thing you want to do is go out and spend more money than needed when it was like a 8 dollar fix
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lol I missed that one..
 
run no thermostat then fill the radiator with water, turn the car on. and opeb the little breather screw on top of the water neck (right in front of the intake manifold. and keep pouring water as the system cycles. look in the radiator and make sure its flowing.
 
MiaS13 said:
run no thermostat then fill the radiator with water, turn the car on. and opeb the little breather screw on top of the water neck (right in front of the intake manifold. and keep pouring water as the system cycles. look in the radiator and make sure its flowing.
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ok well this is how they told me to do it.. " The easiest way is to drive the front of the car up on blocks, or jack it up to have the motor at a backward angle. Make sure you turn the heat in your car all the way up. Make sure your overflow tank has some coolant in it. Now, open rad cap, start the car, wait until it heats up and the coolant starts to flow. At some point it will start going up, so put your rad cap on and let it run for another 5 minutes.

Turn it off and let it cool down for 15 minutes. Open the rad cap, top off the fluid and repeat." am guessing almost same thing rite?
 
to each is own but i was always told that running no thermostat was a bad idea, the car will never reach correct running temp. this isn't a big problem when its hot outside but when its cold.
 
Miami_drifter said:
ok well this is how they told me to do it.. " The easiest way is to drive the front of the car up on blocks, or jack it up to have the motor at a backward angle. Make sure you turn the heat in your car all the way up. Make sure your overflow tank has some coolant in it. Now, open rad cap, start the car, wait until it heats up and the coolant starts to flow. At some point it will start going up, so put your rad cap on and let it run for another 5 minutes.

Turn it off and let it cool down for 15 minutes. Open the rad cap, top off the fluid and repeat." am guessing almost same thing rite?
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its always a good idea to lean the car back when you bleed the system but with the bleeder screw you dont need to mess with the cap on and off
 
also my dad told me it could be the return hose thats not returning water that its blocked or something.. so when the radiator tries to feed water it cant it already has water but its hot so the car heats up and retunrs the water to the tank? could it be?
 
well they told me to take the thermostat and put it in hot water.. to see wat happend and well the springs move together.. am guessing opening to let more water in.. but am gonna run no thermostat for now. see wat happens.
 
the reasson they told you to put it in boiling water was to check if it's working. if it opens it mean's that its working. but if you check it you might as well change it since it's a cheap part.
 
madcowCONV said:
the reasson they told you to put it in boiling water was to check if it's working. if it opens it mean's that its working. but if you check it you might as well change it since it's a cheap part.
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meh i took it out... put the elbow back and put water in the radiator.. turned on the car.. the water was running good thru the radiator.. i had the little screw by the manifold open.. bubbles came out.. and something like foam.. idk dont ask... car went to regular temp.. i drove it for a while .. came back.. all good.. the tank had the same amount of water as the beginning ... so idk.. am hoping it was that.. will now be a good time go get a temp guage?
 
the factory temp gauge is a POS you should run an aftermarket one. if you want to know if the themostat was the problem you could do the boiling water thing. It would give you some peace of mind..
 
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