Re: Brand New Radiator?

I tried it anyway, the coolant just rose to the top of the radiator and gradually started to spill over after a few minutes, no bubbles or anything but it did ooze back out after the car got warmer.

Thanks.... :(

Had to replace a hose on my Mazda today. Should have been a 5 minute job.

Anyway, I spent about 2 hours filling and burping, filling and burping, etc. Then I filled the bottle and went for a ride, and when I got back the bottle was empty. So I filled it again and went for a ride. Topped off the radiator again, filled the bottle, and went for a ride. This time the bottle stayed full.

Not only that, but the fan quit for a while! The car got really hot and I had to turn the fan on manually, and on the second test rip it started working again!

AND, I'd like to punch the engineer that designed the heating system in the nose! The hose was the bypass hose. If he had moved it 3" forward, it would have been in the open, but no, he had to put it under the distributor and behind the thermostat! ARRRRGHHHH!

OK, rant off. but, you can see it took a while to get things back to normal. If I had started sooner I could have answered sooner, but it was the last thing I did today as I was watching the sun set...

I know what you mean, I'd like to punch the asshole in the nose who had this car before me because he must have beat the hell out of it. I've had to replace the clutch, struts, breaks (entire break job) and now this leak. The clutch I didn't expect but it tells me that the person who had it before didn't know how to shift, or, just didn't care enough to learn properly. I've been driving a stick for 10+ years now, I like them. Sorry about your troubles. I don't think the radiator itself is leaking as it's brand new and I didn't find any evidence of water pump problems as I did what one of the guys here told me to do. I'm at a loss now, I'll take it back to the shop tomorrow but they couldn't find anything last week, after looking for

I use my Mazda for newspspers; I have a 60 mile route. Midway through I stopped and the bottle was empty...AGAIN! I filled it above the full mark.

It must have finally burped all the bubbles out of the system, because it has settled just below the full mark today, after another 30 miles.

If your system is working properly, keep filling the bottle; it will eventually get all the air pockets out (again, make sure the temp lever is set to HOT!). If not, you need to open the cap, start the car and let it run, topping off until it starts to overflow, then put the cap on with the bottle full. This should bleed off all the pockets in the system and begin "breathing" through the bottle.

Thanks!