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Old 06-24-2006, 02:25 PM
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Question water boiling problem

i have a 2000 grand am gt with the 3.4 V6 it has 103000 miles on it. The water seems to keep boiling out of the overflow tank, i have replaced the head gaskets, thermostat, water pump, and intake gaskets. its not running hot but is boiling water out of the overflow tank. Y? and b/c of that the low coolant light keeps coming on. please help.
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Old 06-24-2006, 07:08 PM
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Re: water boiling problem

You have air in the system that is forcing the water to boil. Common issue and it can be quite difficult to get the air out. Try parking the car with the radiator pointing up hill. Start the car and let the engine to get warm. The air should flow out as the water circulates. There is also a bleeder screw on the thermostat housing that you can open to bleed the air. Try this a couple of times this should cure the problem.
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Re: water boiling problem

I dont think the bleeder is on the thermostat housing.
Some GMs hav the bleedre on the thermostat housing,
but I've not seen them on GA's.
It should be on the Recircltube(black w/brass screw) just above the water pump on the left of the engine.
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Old 06-25-2006, 02:32 PM
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Re: water boiling problem

thanks man i will try that i have done what they call purging and it helped out a lot but then it happened again i was told it could be a cracked head but i had them checked out and they weren't bad. Please help with any further assistance. Oh, and i tried the bleeder valve and it didn't get all the air out. I appreciate the comments.
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Re: water boiling problem

Forgot to say, turn the heater onto full heat, and turn on the defrost. Most of the time the air gets traped in the heatr core and that will cause it to not hav heat(not that you need it now).
Hopfully this will workit out.
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Re: water boiling problem

i tried that and now it seems to be eating more water, i think i am going to change the motor out and rebuild this one for a racer thanks for the assistance.
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