Glad this was helpful Old Nick,
I've got a few hundred miles on the rig since the repair and no cooling issues.
If/when you are planning the new rad, the only thing I'd suggest is to do a full audit of parts/hoses to replace while in there and get them on order. It took multiple vendors to...
Update,
I wasn't able to drain the entire block, but the new pump is in place and buttoned back up.
I refilled the radiator and burped the system with the engine running and both heaters on/in the heat position until air stopped coming out. I tried the hose squeeze trick too to help things. I...
Thanks Mongoose2231,
Parts are coming in and its going back together tonight. I'll find a slope or jack up the front during the burp process, I also rented the pressure test tool as well, to confirm it's holding tight.
Fingers crossed,
Thanks Micruz60,
I could hear what sounded like the waterpump vanes spinning down when I opened the hood. There was heat/smoke from the pump area. The rad cap was new.
Thanks for the detail on the air bubble/sensor. I wasn't sure how/what was (potentially) going on.
I did mean to note, I'm...
All, I was hoping for some perspectives on troubleshooting my 60:
Yesterday I installed a new CityRacer radiator (nice stuff) plus the uppper and lower hoses.
Filled w new coolant (~3.5 gallons, I did not drain the block), filled the overflow and burped it with a funnel kit.
I let the engine...