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snipescastle2 · 03-31-2016, 10:37 AM

Might have to "Burp" the coolant system.... try drilling a small hole in your thermostat to allow the air to work itself out. I once had a 2002 Grand Prix that took me an hour to get the air out of the cooling system, and temps kept climbing, finally got it done, what a chore. but, as someone else mentioned earlier, 180 degrees isn't bad at all, but with an outside temp of 90 to 100 ambient temperature, I'd be looking at some auxiliary cooling myself.
Ben

03-31-2016, 10:37 AM	#22
snipescastle2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: WARRENSBURG,MISSOURI,64093 Posts: 1,518	Re: What would you do? Might have to "Burp" the coolant system.... try drilling a small hole in your thermostat to allow the air to work itself out. I once had a 2002 Grand Prix that took me an hour to get the air out of the cooling system, and temps kept climbing, finally got it done, what a chore. but, as someone else mentioned earlier, 180 degrees isn't bad at all, but with an outside temp of 90 to 100 ambient temperature, I'd be looking at some auxiliary cooling myself. Ben __________________ "Persistence is the twin sister of Excellence.one is a matter of quality,the other, a matter of time" “Serious Black” my 1971 Short Bed Fleetside Sold to an outstanding man in Lees Summit,Mo. “Gone, but by no means,Forgotten”