What does it mean when the overflow tank bubbles after replacing the thermostat and coolant bleeder valve?
Asked by sancheza22 May 13, 2014 at 11:58 AM about the 2001 Dodge Stratus
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
6 Answers
It sounds like it was just pushing out the air bubbles out of the system.
sancheza22 answered 10 years ago
I see, the temp gage doesn't show it's overheating, but when I stop the car it just bubbles until it cools down. Also when I replaced the coolant bleeder valve because it was leaking, I run the car with the bleeder open and nothing but steam comes out even at operating temp, but still doesn't show it's overheating, and clues why??
I wonder if you have an air lock somewhere in the system that's preventing the antifreeze from flowing in certain areas.
I might try suggesting running with the bleeder valve open until it starts coming out as liquid.
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