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The system is prone to air pockets. I always jack up the front of the car to raise the filler cap above the heating bleeder and then fill. When that overflows, cap it and then fill until the bleeder on the front of the engine over flows. You may need to squeeze the top radiator hose to force coolant around the engine. Torque the bleeder and then fill to the filler neck and cap it. Overfill the overflow tank a little because the extra will be sucked into the system. I've done this many times on my car and found this the best approach otherwise it will run very hot until all the air is out of the system.
Giles, thanks for the advice. My plan was just to park it uphill, but I'll jack it now.
So you're saying to get this guy:
above this guy:
fill 'til the above starts to run, close it (7.2 lbf.), then watch for this guy:
to start running, cap it, and over fill a bit?
PS I think there's probably a legal problem with me posting these pics so if this thread needs to be edited/trashed, just let me know. I was just hoping to be clear briefly.
Get pic1 above pic3 first. Fill until it comes out of pic3. Cap and then fill until it comes out of pic2. Close the bleeder in pic 2 and the fill the radiator to the top. During all this squeezing the top radiator hose helps get the air pockets out.
Thanks! I actually had those pics in that order based on what you had written, but then I thought it was backward because the nipple at the top of the engine bay is higher than the bleed bolt and it would run out of the bolt first. Maybe I'm just remembering it wrong, but I thought the nipple was higher in the engine bay.
When you lift the car the radiator will be the highest, then the one on the front of the engine, then the heater cap. It will come out of the heater cap first.
Coolant suggestions?
