You guys nailed it.......if only I had read your solutions in time.
Replaced thermostat, same situation. Took off upper hose and dry as bone. So decided to fill from upper hose......worked perfectly.
Never had to do that before.
Thanks for the tips.
Ok, so I switched out my old leaky radiator which did not overheat for a brand new one from rock auto.....and now I overheat! The coolant is not circulating through the system. Motor heats / overheats yet heater does not blow hot. I know coolant is not circulating because there is no coolant in upper hose when I take it off the engine. I have tried to bleed the system but llevel does not go down when I fill radiator and I know the system is not full because I drained about 1.5 gallons of coolant before I took the old one out and the new one will only take about 1/2 gal. I have replaced several radiators on gl /beats and never had this problem.
Suggestions?
I should have let the old bugger alone.
Need to do something with my 84 GL EJ swap radiator. Recore is $100, reman from internet is $130. Any opinions either way?
If I do order new from internet, should I stick w/ GL or go with EJ22 radiator?