Did you fully burp the system? Air backed up will compress and cause issues, so getting any stray air out allows the hot water to flow all around. Might be that after letting it cool down, enough of the steam/compressed air escaped the system and more water was then able to complete its travels
clay On Nov 24, 2012, at 5:24 PM, Rick Knoble wrote: > Flushed the cooling system on the 300cd today. Went well, however, after I > put the new coolant and thermostat in, the temperature went to about 110 > centigrade and the top radiator hose was cold, as was the defroster. I drove > it around the block, and the car stayed at 110, and on arriving home the > thermostat appeared be open as the radiator was warm. I waited for the car > (and me) to cool off. Just went out and drove it around the block and > everything seems normal. Heat from the heater, temperature quickly went to 90 > c and stayed there. What happened? > > Rick > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
