So my 99 is having some issues. About to roll 300,000 kn's. HG's done when it was around 150k.
3 rads, water pump seal, 2 pairs of used rear shocks (2 more going in this spring), 2 used compressors, 1 used strut, (2 NEW used struts ((20k on them)) going in this spring), one coil that went dead, cat is cooked but is "tricked" into being good :cool2:
Started noticing cold air with the heat on, and rising temps at idle. Temps would drop and heat would blow with a bit of RPM.
So i got to digging, and i remembered:
Shortly after the engine was done, i capped off what i *thought* was the purge line. It was the metal line that goes across the front valve cover, into the alternator, and into the rad. Well, the line did not line up properly with the spout on the alternator, and the few-inch long rubber piece was bent and crimped. No ammount of bending could get it straight. So i plugged the line at the rad, and the line at the end of the valve cover. No issues for 3-4 years that its been until now.
I notice that line is different from the older models i was used to. I have flow at the nipple in the resevoir, but i see that line comes from near the TB. I think i should try again and put it together properly. I dont think im remembering correctly what i looked at, its minus 20 out and i need to check again.... I checked out my 2001 and it doesnt have the long metal line above the valve cover.
So: if it comes from the rad, through the alt, into resevoir, i dont see this purging any air? I think the spout on the rad is less than 1/2 way up from the bottom. Doesnt seem ideal, so maybe im wrong. I can only guess i have air in my heater core. There is no shortage of coolant, ive checked multiple times and its dead on the line at cold. I also did the thermostat when i did the WP seal, with nipple up at 180. Nothing has been touched since last summer. Just this last week or 2 started blowing cold air.
3 rads, water pump seal, 2 pairs of used rear shocks (2 more going in this spring), 2 used compressors, 1 used strut, (2 NEW used struts ((20k on them)) going in this spring), one coil that went dead, cat is cooked but is "tricked" into being good :cool2:
Started noticing cold air with the heat on, and rising temps at idle. Temps would drop and heat would blow with a bit of RPM.
So i got to digging, and i remembered:
Shortly after the engine was done, i capped off what i *thought* was the purge line. It was the metal line that goes across the front valve cover, into the alternator, and into the rad. Well, the line did not line up properly with the spout on the alternator, and the few-inch long rubber piece was bent and crimped. No ammount of bending could get it straight. So i plugged the line at the rad, and the line at the end of the valve cover. No issues for 3-4 years that its been until now.
I notice that line is different from the older models i was used to. I have flow at the nipple in the resevoir, but i see that line comes from near the TB. I think i should try again and put it together properly. I dont think im remembering correctly what i looked at, its minus 20 out and i need to check again.... I checked out my 2001 and it doesnt have the long metal line above the valve cover.
So: if it comes from the rad, through the alt, into resevoir, i dont see this purging any air? I think the spout on the rad is less than 1/2 way up from the bottom. Doesnt seem ideal, so maybe im wrong. I can only guess i have air in my heater core. There is no shortage of coolant, ive checked multiple times and its dead on the line at cold. I also did the thermostat when i did the WP seal, with nipple up at 180. Nothing has been touched since last summer. Just this last week or 2 started blowing cold air.
Hope the heat stays hot now.
