Dear Wrench007
Q--You have to bleed off the air with the small bolt on/near thermostat housing to allow antifreeze to flow into system. THERE does not appear to be a small bolt here - There are two bolts that attach the hose head to the thermostat housing. Other than that no noticeable bolt here.
For the six cylinder; There is a small plug on the front of the front head that is a coolant bleeder, if this plug is not there, use the 4cyl. procedure. For the 4 cylinder; Next to the two bolts that hold the thermostat housing, is a coolant sensor, remove this sensor until coolant runs out (make sure vehicle is not too hot)
WHAT DOES THE COOLANT SENSOR LOOK LIKE? I DON'T SEEM TO SEE ONE? BESIDE THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING (HELD DOWN BY TWO BOLTS) TO THE RIGHT ON THE SAME THERMOSTAT HOUSING IS A BOLT BUT IT APPEARS TO HOLD THE HEAD ON THE MOTOR???? MY FRIEND (WHO KNOWS A LOT MORE ABOUT CARS) REALLY THOUGHT THIS WAS A HEAD BOLT. IS THIS THE PLUG {COOLANT BLEEDED} YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT (IT LOOKS LIKE A BOLT)???? THE MOTOR IS A 3.3L. WITH A 6 CYLINDER.
Q--Does one of the heater hoses feel warmer than the other that go through firewall to the heater core? It does appear that there is water flowing through the heat core - the IN hose is HOT and the OUT hose seems a bit cooler.
Does your fan motor run continuously when your A/C is off and the mode switch is on vent?
NO - MY FRIEND AND I RAN IT TODAY FOR A LONG WHILE IN IDLE in PARK WITH BOTH THE VENT ON HEAT/COLD BUT THE FAN DID NOT COME ON AND STAY ON. IT DID CYCLE ON ONCE - THE CABIN TEMP GAUGE WAS IN THE HOT POSITION.
If you have a temperature gauge, what temp is it at when vehicle is in operation? IT HAS A BUILT IN TEMP GAUGE IN THE DASH - READS MIDWAY BETWEN HOT AND COLD - THIS IS WHERE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN - EVEN AFTER REPLACING WITH NEW THERMOSTAT.
THANKS!! I Do appreciate your help. I will try to find the plug in the morning and see if that will do the trick. Please let me know if you read this if I am looking in the right direction.