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Rock-It Man · 04-26-2020, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SS-Girl

only when we were getting the air bubbles out.

But you should take the radiator cap off and warm up the car again. Keep trying to get the bubbles out by running with the cap off. If the coolant level goes down in the radiator, fill the radiator not the reservoir before putting the cap back on.

Then adjust the surge tank level.

SS-Girl · 04-27-2020, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock-It Man

But you should take the radiator cap off and warm up the car again. Keep trying to get the bubbles out by running with the cap off. If the coolant level goes down in the radiator, fill the radiator not the reservoir before putting the cap back on.

Then adjust the surge tank level.

Finger's crossed, this will do the trick. She is a stubborn Beast and we thought burping her for almost 30 minutes would do the trick.

Bigdumogre · 04-27-2020, 10:35 AM

Or stop by a garage that has a coolant vacuum and have them do it. Till then keep the cap off and after it’s warmed up bring it to 2k rpm for a minute and and see if you can get it to purge that way.

LCPLPunk · 04-27-2020, 10:58 AM

I would also squeeze the main coolant hoses as the car runs to try to get more air pushed up/out.

SS-Girl · 04-27-2020, 11:50 AM

So I did all the above that you guys mentioned. Squeezed the hose, rev'd to 2K, let idle etc.
Loads of air bubbles came out. Fans kicked on at 208, and temperature held at 216 for a solid hour. This is the lowest I have seen the car's temperature in a long time.

Going to change her oil and baby her a little till I have full confidence.
As a first time poster, I appreciate your help.

LCPLPunk · 04-27-2020, 11:59 AM

Heck ya, glad it worked! Tomorrow I would go out and just double check the coolant level too. I bet you'll have some bubbles rise up overnight.

Bigdumogre · 04-27-2020, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SS-Girl

So I did all the above that you guys mentioned. Squeezed the hose, rev'd to 2K, let idle etc.
Loads of air bubbles came out. Fans kicked on at 208, and temperature held at 216 for a solid hour. This is the lowest I have seen the car's temperature in a long time.

Going to change her oil and baby her a little till I have full confidence.
As a first time poster, I appreciate your help.

The 2k idle works good for a lot of cars glad it helped. Plus this place is full of knowledgeable and helpful people no matter who the person is.

JD555 · 04-27-2020, 06:09 PM

I did mine last month and when I though I had it all out I brought the RPMs up and a huge bubble came out and spit out about 12 oz all over the place after that no trouble.

FasNuf · 04-27-2020, 10:41 PM

If you ever need to test a thermostat instead of buying one, just put in a pan with water and turn on the heat. a thermometer helps but it should open before the water boils. If the water boils and it never moves, its bad.

04-27-2020, 10:35 AM	#17
Bigdumogre Drives: 2012 Camaro SS Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: New York Posts: 1,452	Or stop by a garage that has a coolant vacuum and have them do it. Till then keep the cap off and after it’s warmed up bring it to 2k rpm for a minute and and see if you can get it to purge that way. __________________ 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS - CSP Custom Cam 232/240 .615/.615 113 +3, Texas speed CNC heads, FTI billet triple disc converter, K&N cai, Katech ported TB, GPI Ported/rod modded manifold, Texas speed 1 7/8 headers, HFC, Flowmaster 2 chambers with x pipe, Mishimoto CC, MSD wires, Roto fab washer relocation, tru cool 40k trans cooler, apex scoop, Pedders extreme coil overs and much more!!

04-27-2020, 10:58 AM	#18
LCPLPunk USA-1 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS L99 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Near DC Posts: 1,893 View My Garage	I would also squeeze the main coolant hoses as the car runs to try to get more air pushed up/out. __________________ "A Camaro in the garage is safe, but that's not what Camaros are built for..." R2C CAI / Apex Scoop / VMAX Ported TB / Speed Engineering LTHs / X-pipe / GPI port/rod-mod intake manifold / Circle D 3200 278mm Converter / 3.91 gears / DynoSteve tuned / 1LE Shocks/Struts/Toe Links / ZL1 Rear Sway Bar / Z/28 Trailing arms / Prothane Radius Arm & Subframe Bushings / BMR UCA Bracket, Steering rack bushing / B&M Tranny Cooler / RX Catch Can / Jannetty Tranny Dipstick / 2012+ Heater Hose / 2013+ Rearview Mirror / Fuel rail flip / Drake shifter / Oil Cooler Delete

04-27-2020, 11:59 AM	#20
LCPLPunk USA-1 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS L99 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Near DC Posts: 1,893 View My Garage	Heck ya, glad it worked! Tomorrow I would go out and just double check the coolant level too. I bet you'll have some bubbles rise up overnight. __________________ "A Camaro in the garage is safe, but that's not what Camaros are built for..." R2C CAI / Apex Scoop / VMAX Ported TB / Speed Engineering LTHs / X-pipe / GPI port/rod-mod intake manifold / Circle D 3200 278mm Converter / 3.91 gears / DynoSteve tuned / 1LE Shocks/Struts/Toe Links / ZL1 Rear Sway Bar / Z/28 Trailing arms / Prothane Radius Arm & Subframe Bushings / BMR UCA Bracket, Steering rack bushing / B&M Tranny Cooler / RX Catch Can / Jannetty Tranny Dipstick / 2012+ Heater Hose / 2013+ Rearview Mirror / Fuel rail flip / Drake shifter / Oil Cooler Delete

04-27-2020, 10:41 PM	#23
FasNuf Drives: 2014 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,702 View My Garage	If you ever need to test a thermostat instead of buying one, just put in a pan with water and turn on the heat. a thermometer helps but it should open before the water boils. If the water boils and it never moves, its bad. __________________ . . . . https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgN...etl17hA/videos

04-27-2020, 11:50 AM	#19
SS-Girl Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Spring Hill Florida Posts: 12	So I did all the above that you guys mentioned. Squeezed the hose, rev'd to 2K, let idle etc. Loads of air bubbles came out. Fans kicked on at 208, and temperature held at 216 for a solid hour. This is the lowest I have seen the car's temperature in a long time. Going to change her oil and baby her a little till I have full confidence. As a first time poster, I appreciate your help.

04-27-2020, 06:09 PM	#22
JD555 Drives: 2014 2SS RS, 6 sp man Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Marlton, NJ Posts: 461	I did mine last month and when I though I had it all out I brought the RPMs up and a huge bubble came out and spit out about 12 oz all over the place after that no trouble.