Do I need to bleed the coolant when I fill it? I just flushed the whole thing so I'm starting over fresh...

 

just flush it. leave the cap open and run it up to temp right after filling it because you wont get it full right away. some high end radiators have bleeders, but the stock ones are just kind of a pain. any air will get circulated thorugh and you can keep topping off the radiator, should only take a few minutes

 

k, thx spec

 

dude, didnt u post a pic of ur coolant in another thread? the v6 guys wanna know if their coolant is normal and i swear u had a pic somewhere i just cant find it

 

Yeah it's in "Consuming Oil"

 

unless i smoked my breakfast there should be one or two air bleeds in the system. these cars get HOT before fans come one so you really want to avoid hot spots caused by air in the system and boiling. check for and use these, burp the system, start car momentarily then burp again kurt

 

like i said, mine was when i had completely drained the system, so the pump was sucking in fluid and spitting air back out. from what ive seen you do any burping through the top cap tho, right?

also, on my radiator there was only a single drain on the bottom on the same side as the fill cap.

 

Correct, I got a little burping I guess. As first it didnt want to put out much heat from the heater and my pilar guage was closing on 210... I dont trust the one on the cluster too much, it doesnt seem to accurate. I let it idle a lil longer and everything is good now.

 

[8D] whew nope my breakfast was a more solid than i thought!! my 95 has at least two air bleeds in the system. one on the thermostat housing and one in the heater hose. really recommend bleeding the air before startup and during initial fireup when doing drain and fills to avoid problems. of course ls1's may be different but id look for them as they put them in place for a reason kurt

 

our thermostat isnt on the radiator . mine is right on the water pump. later ls1's had it somewhere else tho..... not sure exactly where,