Overheating?

[veebee]

My lovely 92 coupe that i recently picked up (hit from the front, look for the thread) had a crack in the radiator, so i went to the junkyard and pulled one from an 89 hatch.

well, after installing it, i drove around. i'm not really sure what to do after installing a new radiator, so yeah. i figured i'd ask now! i drove around, temperature stayed on cold, then shot up to warm, stayed there for about 2-3 minutes then started going higher so i coasted home with the heater on full blast.

i checked the connections and there are no leaks, the reservoir is full, and i filled up the radiator. (however i may not have filled it up enough as i was told to fill it until i can't see the core, which at the time i couldn't, but i probably need to refill it)

please help!

[180fan]

you need to get the air bubbles out. search for the coolant change procedure. Also there have been alot of these threads popping up as of late.

Tangent: A weird thing, alot of folks are changing their coolant in the winter and overheating in the chill of winter. I just think it's ironic.

[veebee]

well, i wasn't in the mood to change anything . i was forced to change radiators since my old one cracked.

[180fan]

nah I was commenting in general. Not in your case specifically. Seriously have a look through the next couple pages of the 240sx tech and the online mechanic sections and you'll see what I'm talking about. Hence my putting the comment "Tangent"

[veebee]

yeah, i was just adding to the story. no harm done.

i read your other post in another thread, i'll have a look at it tomorrow. thanks.