speaking of radiators

[willfish]

just wondering ...
ever since I got my ride back from the shop 2 summers ago, from the body shop from the intercooler instal etc...

if on a hot summer day i am stuck in traffic, red light, letting it run while I pump my gas, the temp go's throught the roof, and spits out coolant out the over flow. then after it cools down , everything is smooth again till it gets hot, theres' no other signs or indications of any other problem ,

my question is, wil a bigger radiator help my problem ?? and if so or not, how come ??


Will

 

[Dirgle]

Burp your radiator. You most likely have an air bubble in the cooling system. Do you hear a waterfall behind you dash? Our heater cores sit higher than our radiator openings. Therefore if their filled on a level surface there will always be an air bubbles in the cooling system. You need to place the car on a slope with the front of the car higher than the back of the car. Then remove the radiator cap, turn the heater on and start the car. Run the car till it’s warm and then continue running it until you no longer see bubbles coming out of it. That should fix your problem better than the new radiator.

Here is a good recorce if you don't know how to do it.
http://www.supras.com/06/techcenter/display.php?QID=22

 

[willfish]

yea, man,

no, i dont think that it,,,, I know about the waterfall thing,, ,, , I mean , I dont think that it,,, just started doing it this past summer,


,,,,, i dont know......


Will

 

[Dirgle]

I kind of though you might have been here long enough to know that one, but I thought I would post it just incase.

You didn't ever let your overflow bottle run low so that when the motor cooled down it had a chance to suck up some air did you?

 

[willfish]

i don't think so.......


Will