well, tried to take the '78 to DMV today to get her registered and tagged but stopped for gas on the way and ended up having to turn around and come home........
The cooling system - radiator and expansion tank are both gurgleing and percolating.
I had filled it so that the coolant was at the "COLD" mark on the expansion tank when I dropped the motor in earlier this week.
looking at it now it's hot, smoking, and boiling but still now below the "COLD" mark on the tank.
You think it was just air trapped in there that needed burping to allow more coolant into the system and by adding more I should be OK or does it sound like something more serious.
Before I got the gas station and noticed the problem I had only driven about 7 miles or so
The temp gauge never went over about 210* so I don't think it's really overheating too bad but the coolant is definitly bubbling like crazy
The cooling system - radiator and expansion tank are both gurgleing and percolating.
I had filled it so that the coolant was at the "COLD" mark on the expansion tank when I dropped the motor in earlier this week.
looking at it now it's hot, smoking, and boiling but still now below the "COLD" mark on the tank.
You think it was just air trapped in there that needed burping to allow more coolant into the system and by adding more I should be OK or does it sound like something more serious.
Before I got the gas station and noticed the problem I had only driven about 7 miles or so
The temp gauge never went over about 210* so I don't think it's really overheating too bad but the coolant is definitly bubbling like crazy