Electric fans won't automatically solve overheating if you don't have any coolant, a 3 row radiator won't help either if there's no coolant. I have both, when things work properly, the car stays cool ( at the middle or slightly higher all the time )

I've done this to make sure the radiator is filled enough...
Fill radiator body till water covers the tubes.
Start car with radiator cap off, let engine warm up, water starts flowing in radiator, rev engine a bit... add a bit more to cover tubes. close radiator cap, make sure the overflow tank is 1/2 filled. Rev engine a bit more. Turn car off. Let it sit (wait for it to cool off, with out electric fan this takes a while). This is when it sucks up water from the overflow tank. Do that a couple times and the engine should have enough coolant. It's important tocheck the level of the overflow tank when the engine's warmed up, otherwise you might overflow it when the engine heats up.


I haven't had to bleed the engine block.

Hey Ddgonzal,
Yeah I stated that backwards. What I meant anyway is that there is a leak between the two systems. I've printed out the tech article on changing the HG - thanks! Also got a few manuals.

By the way the shop did a pressure check on the cooling system and foudn that the radiator cap is very leaky. He said that was probably a good thing otherwise the leak could have gotten worse. Not sure if that's right or not. So at some poitn I need to replace the cap. I think he also added the dye to the coolant and checked for other leaks but didn't find any.

As for the fan/radiator business. I wouldn't mind adding a fan, not replacing the stock one. I'm not sure if one can fit in front of the radiator or not. The problem is I sit in traffic a lot and the stock fan just doesn't provide enough cooling alone, especially at idle. Also, a second fan would add to the coolness factor right? LOL

Oh and trust me, from now on I will be keeping a much closer check on the coolant level. And thanks for the tips B210sleeper. I'll try that when it's all ready to go again.
Michael

I'm much better at filling radiators now since i blew a headgasket or 2 being impatient and not getting enough coolant in the system.