Bottomless coolant pit

**Logan541** · 08-18-2014

Blew the coolant elbow so I replaced it, filled it up it seemed full then it gurgled and took more which is normal, I can see it about 1 and 1/2" below the neck, over the next 4 days I have come out and added about a pint and half, it gurgles the levels off at the to each time but next day it is down 1 and a 1/2" below neck no coolant in oil, no leaks on ground and no I still have not started it yet ( I am doing some other work while at it,bigger sway bar, f body brakes and stuff.) Anyway where is the coolant going so far it drank a gallon.

**Slick2500** · 08-18-2014

You have air in the system. Keep rad cap off start car let it warm up to operating temp then add coolant then use the bleeder on top of the tstat housing to bleed out any extra air, replace rad cap top off coolant overflow tank.

**Scottydoggs** · 08-18-2014

or it over heated and you blew a head gasket and its eating it and smoking it out the exhaust pipe. got steam out the pipes?

**Slick2500** · 08-18-2014

Scotty he says he hasnt started the car yet.

**Logan541** · 08-18-2014

Originally Posted by Slick2500

Scotty he says he hasnt started the car yet.

he's right I have not, but I shut it down before it hit the red

**HighOctaneRacing** · 08-18-2014

check the dipstick!

**Slick2500** · 08-18-2014

He did

**Slick2500** · 08-18-2014

Originally Posted by Logan541

Blew the coolant elbow so I replaced it, filled it up it seemed full then it gurgled and took more which is normal, I can see it about 1 and 1/2" below the neck, over the next 4 days I have come out and added about a pint and half, it gurgles the levels off at the to each time but next day it is down 1 and a 1/2" below neck no coolant in oil, no leaks on ground and no I still have not started it yet ( I am doing some other work while at it,bigger sway bar, f body brakes and stuff.) Anyway where is the coolant going so far it drank a gallon.

Read lol

**Logan541** · 08-18-2014

I did right up to the full mark, niceand clean, (I changed it about 1,000 miles before it happened)

**Logan541** · 08-18-2014

Originally Posted by Slick2500

Read lol

LOL!!! thanks slick

**Slick2500** · 08-18-2014

You loose a lot of coolant when those damn things blow especially if you are driving.

**HighOctaneRacing** · 08-18-2014

Lol. i'm too tired to read. you might need 2 gallons

**Scottydoggs** · 08-18-2014

fire it up and fill it up as needed, while it warms up, once it his the 1/2 mark open the bleeder till coolant comes out, shut bleeder top off cap it drive it, double check it in the morning, top off if its low, check again next morning.

**Logan541** · 08-18-2014

Originally Posted by Slick2500

You loose a lot of coolant when those damn things blow especially if you are driving.

I was driving and thats what I was wondering

**Logan541** · 08-18-2014

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

fire it up and fill it up as needed, while it warms up, once it his the 1/2 mark open the bleeder till coolant comes out, shut bleeder top off cap it drive it, double check it in the morning, top off if its low, check again next morning.

What I was thinking as slick had also suggested