New Timing belt, cooling system question.

[CrazySteve911]

Hey everyone! Finally got around to replacing the timing belt on my Ivan this weekend.

Everything went smoothly, until i found out I had a leak in my Rad. I used a sealant, but now Ivan starts to overheat now, and there is no leaking.
My stepdad said I had to "prime" my water pump? Does anyone know how to do this or anything?

 

[drbandkgb]

You need to bleed the system.. If you look on the top of the intake you will see a 9 or 10mm
Bolt.. Start the xterra and start adding fluid in the radiator.. When you see fluid start flowing out of the intake all of the air is out..

 

[CrazySteve911]

Perfect! Thank you drb!

Where along the intake is this bolt by the way?

 

[drbandkgb]

 

[drbandkgb]

Sorry I ran our side to take ya a quick pic

 

[Xterraforce]

Mud pattern may vary from the picture...

 

[CrazySteve911]

Ahaha! Wow, thank you!

It's the left hose on the bottom picture?

 

[KChurch86]

No offense Dave, but those pics are confusing as all s***

This is viewed standing next to the driver's side fender, looking at the engine. The bolt is underneath/behind that throttle cable, right on the top of the intake manifold.

 

[drbandkgb]

I know.. I ran out on the cold to take those lol..
I figured some one could do better

 

[CrazySteve911]

Much better! Ahaha no offense Dave, but that one is a little bit better. Thanks, ill do it this morning.

So this should stop the overheating?

 

[KChurch86]

When you say "sealant" in the OP, do you mean stop leak?

I don't have any experience in a stop leak product, so take this with a grain of salt; and definitely wait and see what others have to say:

I'd be worried that the stop leak may have gunked up the thermostat or radiator cap, or maybe slowed down the flow in the system.


Otherwise, yeah bleeding the air out of the system should fix the overheating.

 

[drbandkgb]

Yeah.. Sounds like you have a air pocket in the block.. It's a common thing if you are new to messing with water on a car.. It over heats because the water isn't moving

 

[CrazySteve911]

I believe its stop leak. I told the rep at autozone, and it was some liquid copper stuff specifically for leaking rads..

 

[CrazySteve911]

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_liquid-copper&153;-block-seal-intake-and-radiator-stop-leak-(18-oz-)-bars-leak_7690007-p?searchTerm=copper

Theres the link.

 

[Muadeeb]

Just be aware that that stuff is now in more places than just the hole in your radiator. If it works, it's a temporary solution at best. Long term, will be a new radiator. Best part about that is you can upgrade to one for a supercharged X to get some additional cooling, and it only takes about 30 minutes for the whole swap.
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?tab=search&partnum=214601Z600

 

[CrazySteve911]

No, I know this is only a temporary fix. And the SC rad was what i was planning on getting whenever i found a doable price, which I just did thanks to you ahaha. Does it matter which one I get?

 

[Muadeeb]

Those should all be SC, so just pick the one from 'Various MFRs'.

 

[CrazySteve911]

Is it fine for me to take off the hose that is right next tot he bolt? The bolt was stripped when i looked at it, and I dont have time to get it out before i go to work this morning.

 

[drbandkgb]

Is it fine for me to take off the hose that is right next tot he bolt? The bolt was stripped when i looked at it, and I dont have time to get it out before i go to work this morning.

Be sure to replace the bolt with a fresh one