Radiator Problems

[albundy68]

i had to drain some of my coolant last week to get to my radiator fan, i refilled the liquid into the coolant bottle,

 

but then when the engine was ticking over for a while it overheated, (i think i know why it overheated, the intake was blocked with the car cover, yes i know im stupid!), i lost a fair bit of coolant coz it boiled over! anyhow after letting everything cool down i added some more coolant to the filler bottle and let the engine run again, it seemed to be getting hot so i turned it off and after it had cooled checked my radiator, it wasnt full to the top, is it possible theres a block between my filler bottle and the radiator?

 

if so can i just fill the radiator from its cap rather than filling the coolant filler bottle???

[Steve Cargill]

You need the radiator to be full. The tank is more of an overflow and not part of the cooling system.

[Steve W]

Steve's dead right.... it's an expansion tank.... RAD full when filling

 

it then expands/contracts into/out-of the likkle tank (hopefully !)

It MIGHT suck enough in from the tank - but, you'd have to get the

engine HOT before it would ! ! ! ! ! ! ! .......nooooooooooooooooo ! !