What the hell? Chronic Overheating now???!!

[86VickyLX]

Hmm. Makes sense. Where do I get one? 87_Crown_Vic, how did you bypass your heater core?

[86VickyLX]

Is your fan clutch good, and is the thermostat opening? If the upper radiator hose is hot, then the thermostat is opening. How was the heater core bypassed, or is it still plumbed in? Have you burped all the air out of the system? Normally what I do is let it idle with the radiator cap off, when the thermostat opens, the level drops. Fill it, put the cap on, and fill the overflow. It may get a little hot and bubble in the overflow, but once the engine is shut down and allowed to cool, it should draw coolant out of the overflow to replace the air that came out.

Yesterday I flushed the system. I tested the Thermostat, it opened. The water pump is working as it should. Scott told me that it could be the radiator. Since I flushed the system, I gave it a try. I burped the system, filled the overflow tank as well. Scott told me that the only other thing would be the radiator has failed. The coolant is boiling over in there. So I am going to go and get a radiator, and a Heater Core too.

[86VickyLX]

after the radiator cap is back on, rev the engine a few times and watch the upper and lower rad hoses, check to see if they are collapsing under increased RPMS.

Got another radiator. I closed it all up, revved the engine, and the upper hose collapsed. What do I do?

[gadget73]

Its got air in it. The hoses collapsing is from the engine cooling down and the air contracting. Fill the overflow bottle, it should suck coolant up from there. If not, pop the cap and top the radiator off.

[86VickyLX]

This was before I got a hold of ya Thain, I filled the resevoir, gave it a little gas, and the system did the rest. Thanks