A couple of points. When you first fill a radiator from scratch you have to allow the system to bleed all of the air out from heater, bypasses etc. It doesn't happen until the thermostat opens and the water level in the radiator can drop substantially as it replaces the trapped air - just saying.
I have my doubts about using a Galant 1600 radiator - the minimum capacity for a 200B would need to be 9-10 litres, for a hot one? I think a stock 1600 radiator capacity is 7.5 litres and they can get stretched by a 200B. I'd do the usual blown head gasket tests as suggested all the same. regadrs Terry > Chris . > Sounds like the head gasket is blown if there is no water in the radiator. > Maybee it also could be the radiatior cap isn't saling itself and the water is >siphoning out all by itself. > Later Rick. > > --- "Chris Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Hi, > > I finaly got my worked L20B in to my 1600 after my fan wrote off one > >radiator, then next one was blocked, then i found it would cost $260 > >(trade) to recore the blocked one it had the cancer as well. Then i could > >not find one to fit but then found a chrysler galant ($60) one was almost > >perfect just had to move the angle of the bottom outlet which cost me $20 > >so i thought $80 was better then $260. Great I'm driving again so it is > >fine for a while then it is overheating I check the radiator no water WTF? > >I have only filled it up half an hour a ago. I wait for it to cool down > >then fill it back up then driving again temp it about half way but i was > >told it would run hot anyway. It is fine for an hour then the temp starts > >to creeap up again so I stop and look then open the radiator after a while > >and it is steaming and boiling and carrying on ? > > > >any ideas the engine is like 300Ks old. > > > >Could it just be that the radiator is not big enough? > > > >regards > > > >Chris W > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Get Your free Ozdat Email Account > ---> http://www.ozdat.com > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
