Thanks a lot man, hopefully this will work. Do you think the problem with the car spitting coolant out of the housing-to-intake mating surface has anything to do with the fact that theres air in the system? I'm going to remount the housing today, let it sit overnight and let the gasket maker fully set, then burp it tomorrow morning. If you have any other info that might help me, that would be awesome, thanks!
Well I ended up trying again today with a new gasket, a smaller amount of the gasket maker, and we took it for a ride and it was dry as a bone so that made me happy. The only thing I'm now pissed about is that it never ran below 210*...Now I've got this honkin rad, and a 180* stat, I was hoping it would run even just a smidge under 200*....WTF!
Michael, you have a balanced stat in there now?
If the fan is on earlier now (say at 185-188*F), then I'd ensure the air dam is present, the fan is actually coming on and staying on, and that all the air is out of the system (this can take a couple days to occur).
Ensure there's no debris in front of the condensor as well.
(Sorry if this was a rehash - I admit to not having re-read the old posts).
Good luck.
No, I do not have a balanced stat in there now. I have reason to believe that there was air in the system because I took it out for another ride and temps kept varying from 190ish to 225ish. When I came home I popped the hood, and let it sit while we ate dinner. I came out after dinner and the water lever was a few inches lower than it was before, and the coolant that I poured in the overflow tank to the "COLD" level was way down low, therefore confirming air in the system...correct?
I do not have A/C anymore, so there is no condenser. I plan to purchase and air damn within the next few days and get that installed. I've got an 800 mile trip from NJ to Georgia to get down to school next Wednesday, so I'm trying to get the car all tuned up and ready to rock. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!
Michael, FWIW, you should not have had any coolant come flying out of the radiator neck when the engine was cold. The level in the radiator should be kinda low till the stat opens, and then the level starts to rise (it flows from the passenger to driver side).
I still wonder if the gauge reading is suspect. It seems kinda flakey.
Well I was so pissed, I let it sit overnight, came out this morning and decided to try burping the car JT's way. Well that didn't last more than 30 seconds because the coolant level was so high in the rad, that it started to slowly overflow. I took that as a sign the car was burped...correct?:
Michael, I agree that your AM gauge should be ok. Forget that I mentioned the gauge.
I wonder if this idea would help you guys: How about putting a tall funnel in the radiator neck. Ensure the small end of the funnel won't hit anything inside the radiator (or even cut it so it doesnt go inside the radiator too deep. Having it end just inside the neck is good). Push the funnel down so it seats around the ID of the rad neck.
Now let it idle. The small end of the funnel could keep spurts of coolant from flying out as fast, and it also artificially raises the water neck in essense, so coolant doesnt spill out as easily while burping. The same warnings about spewing coolant should still be heeded, but it might help with the process.
Of course, now this would be a garage funnel - dont go put it back in the kitchen.
No really, I see you taking it back into the kitchen right now. Don't do it.
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