Question is how did air suddenly materialize in the cooling system.

 

do you mean the overflow tank is empty? if so then you are sucking in air from there into the system when it cools down, you need enough coolant in there for the hose to be covered at all times by coolant so no air gets into the system.

 

Jame, remember when we talked about this last week (I think it was). I thought the conclusion was that the rad wasnt well purged after your accident at ZDAYZ.

Did you get a chance to do a thorough purging with spill funnel? When everything runs fine, and then you start overheating after the repair job, all signs are pointing to air in the system...rather than an engine problem. I hightly doubt you are ligting heads on the stock block. We ran Tyler's car at 12psi on the stock block for months...no lifting of heads. Have faith!

 

Recently got the car back after having front end damage repaired, and rad drained/filled.

 

Hey Sharif, check your pm.

 

I haven't had the chance purge the system yet, but I'll be doing that this weekend.

I have all faith that you're right about this, and I really appreciate the helpful phone call

 

When you do the heat on full blast test...

1) Do you have to turn the A/C unit off when blasting the heat? Not sure if thats a stupid question,but my car is pissing me off.

2)Do you blast the heat when the motor is at operating temp or when the motor is cold? Probably another stupid question, but I hate my car right now.

 

1. yes
2.operating temp

 

Good news! I worked on my car this weekend and I performance coolant purge as Sharif suggested (I also swapped the thermostat as a precautionary measure). It took a while but sure enough it did just the trick. I've driven the car a bunch since then and it hasn't missed a tick.

Anyway, I'm super happy to have my car back on the road, and in the end it turned out to be a VERY simple thing that I got overly stressed about.

 

Rock on! That is great news.

 

Hey buddy....we are just about to tune your car now. The car looks 100% better.

 

Thats good news James

 

I am amped to have her back

 

congrats on the easy fix James. Bring that car back down so we can run again.

 

How did I miss this post!

Can't wait to get her back, she will be awesome, I am certain. Also, get a video for me.

I plan on taking it to dynolab after I leave from your shop for kicks and giggles.

Craig

 

Yup, just have to wrap up XKR's car before he kicks my arssse...haha

 

Just how big a fella is this XKR, lol.

The car may make its inaugural long road trip this weekend if I get it back.

 

He is just a lil pussycat. His significant other is the feisty one.