Wheres my coolant going???

[DC_teg]

ok so ive been

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[dreamer2355]

Welcome to the forums.

Here are some of Eric’s video’s which i would encourage you to watch –

How to solve a cooling system over heat –

http://www.youtube.com/user/EricTheCarG … UzOTnsWImI

And how to bleed a cooling system –

http://www.youtube.com/user/EricTheCarG … UpXgAJ1gjU

For the suspected head gasket issue, i would recommend using a block tester and checking for combustion gasses in the coolant.

I would also pressure test the system to see if there is any external leaks.

Good luck and keep us posted.

[Trcustoms719]

Great post dreamer!

[EricTheCarGuy]

Quoted From dreamer2355:

Welcome to the forums.

Here are some of Eric’s video’s which i would encourage you to watch –

How to solve a cooling system over heat –

http://www.youtube.com/user/EricTheCarG … UzOTnsWImI

And how to bleed a cooling system –

http://www.youtube.com/user/EricTheCarG … UpXgAJ1gjU

For the suspected head gasket issue, i would recommend using a block tester and checking for combustion gasses in the coolant.

I would also pressure test the system to see if there is any external leaks.

Good luck and keep us posted.

I STRONGLY recommend checking for air in the cooling system as this is the most common cause of your problem especially after any type of cooling system service i.e. water pump or radiator replacement. As for answers to your other questions they would be found in the ‘overheat’ video that Dreamer posted but please start by properly bleeding the cooling system and rechecking for the symptom. Good luck.

[johnzcarz]

Block tester would be best, or even a cooling system pressure tester, but if the head gasket is bad enough you may be able to see air bubbles right in the radiator filler neck.
I agree with bleeding the system to fix the no heat issue, but his other symptom is coolant disappearing from the radiator. I don’t see how air in the system can cause a total loss of fluid in the radiator.

[DC_teg]

I was told that air in the system can cause the coolant to pretty much boil itself away, i dont know im going to invest in the block tester and go from there

[igdlt]

The air in the system can cause the over heating ,but not the disappearing of the coolant. I think you should check your heads and head gaskets to see if the heads are warped or the gaskets are cracked.

[dreamer2355]

Quoted From DC_teg:

I was told that air in the system can cause the coolant to pretty much boil itself away, i dont know im going to invest in the block tester and go from there

You should be able to loan the block tester and cooling system pressure tester from any good auto parts store for a refundable deposit.

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