Just got through rebuilding the entire suspension, brakes, steering, clutch, Slave Cylinder, U-joints, extension case, hillbilly motormounts, new exhaust, the list seems endless... However I did not do a thing to the engine, except change the oil/filter.
Get it all done and fire it up a couple time to bleed the brakes and then the test drive around the block and down the road for some muffler welding. This where I realize I didn't top off the radiator. So I put about 3/4 of the gallon of antifreeze in and it still seems to be running funky, sounding hot...
This morning I check the manual and do all the stuff to bleed the cooling system, light it up and let it run. I'm seeing a few bubbles (small bubbles) in the over flow tank. Does this indicate a very small HG leak or is it just trapped air finding it's way out?
So I ran it for quite a while and the fan did come on finally no leaks, not seeming over hot... I shut it off and after a few minutes I see more small bubbles going into the overflow tank, with the engine off and cooling down, what gives, Should I assume I'll see captured air bubbles for a while, while things settle down? If this is the case I'll be much relieved.
Is what I'm seeing normal, or at least explainable, do I have something to worry about? Is there a way I can verify I DO NOT have a probelm ... short of compression testing?
Any techniques or things to check, please tell me so I can verify I'm relatively good to go, or flip out.
Thanks in advance for any comments.
Chris
Get it all done and fire it up a couple time to bleed the brakes and then the test drive around the block and down the road for some muffler welding. This where I realize I didn't top off the radiator. So I put about 3/4 of the gallon of antifreeze in and it still seems to be running funky, sounding hot...
This morning I check the manual and do all the stuff to bleed the cooling system, light it up and let it run. I'm seeing a few bubbles (small bubbles) in the over flow tank. Does this indicate a very small HG leak or is it just trapped air finding it's way out?
So I ran it for quite a while and the fan did come on finally no leaks, not seeming over hot... I shut it off and after a few minutes I see more small bubbles going into the overflow tank, with the engine off and cooling down, what gives, Should I assume I'll see captured air bubbles for a while, while things settle down? If this is the case I'll be much relieved.
Is what I'm seeing normal, or at least explainable, do I have something to worry about? Is there a way I can verify I DO NOT have a probelm ... short of compression testing?
Any techniques or things to check, please tell me so I can verify I'm relatively good to go, or flip out.
Thanks in advance for any comments.
Chris
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