Originally Posted by innzane

OK, cool. I see now.
I do need to check that belt first, that may be the cause of my issue, maybe the power steering and/or water pump was/is run in reverse.

I got a lil under 2 hours of mostly highway time on right now, just driving it home from the car dealership. I checked the temp gauge like an addict all the way till I was near home. It stayed dead center of the acceptable range. Then it cut off at the light right off the highway, took a few tries to get it going, I saw some light smoke from exhaust after this, so it may have overheated right at the end of the trip and I did not notice. I never saw the red light, but the wife beared the cold and went back out and said it was lit.

I hope for the best, Best being under $1k fix.

Originally Posted by slanginsanjuan

I think this little gadget will help bleed and monitor bubbles nicely. Disco Fever posted it as part of his D2 inline thermostat mod which I will be doing this week (on the D2 of course). I didn't spring for this but I kind of wish I had.

Sava suggested it should have a hose connection so it could catch the spilled coolant while bleeding.

Stealth Conversions V8 Cooling System Parts - Coolant Sight Glass