Take your hand and follow the radiator straight down from the upper hose. Then move 1 inch to the left. Viola! lol. it'll be a Wing Nut style [assuming it's not broken off].
FYI Steps for replacing Radiator: 1: yell at car 2: Drain Radiator with cap off 3: Disconnect the Upper and lower hoses 4: Disconnect the Radiator fan and the Condensor fan [AC] pigtails 5: After removing the upper radiator brackets [12mm socket x4] 6: Lift radiator out [it's like 5-6lbs max] 7: Remove the 8 bolts holding the 2 fans in [4 bolts per fan; bolts have a 10mm head] 8: Look at new Radiator and threaten it with the Wrath of Doom if it ever fails. 9: Install is reverse of Removal, including Step 1.
As far as a 'bleeder valve' for the v6's cooling system... didn't know any cooling system had a bleeder valve. Just a drain cock [passenger side of radiator].
NORMAL idle, under nominal conditions [including current engine 'status'] is 750-900 RPM.
Reasons it could have overheated again:
Obviously, it's a pressurized system, so if the cap wasn't on properly, it won't build up pressure to keep the coolant flowing [most likely problem].
Water Pump [unlikely but still possible].
You need to flush your system out. Check your radiator fans to make sure that they are actually working first. My 99 ES had a busted fan, so the only cooling was at 35+mph. it took less than 2 minutes at a red light for me to start overheating. After I flushed it out with a super cleaner [see pic below], it took 15 minutes [chronographed and after being driven around for 30] for the engine to start to overheat WITHOUT a working radiator fan.
Too much/little oil. Check it sometime. When i worked at Advance, this one kid had put 5 qts into an engine that was only supposed to hold 2.5-3 qts [some corolla model]. I handed him a clean oil drain pan, a funnel, and a floor jack and told him that he wasn't leaving until he drained it and put the recommended amount back in it [he had just done an oil change, so the oil was still new]. After he did that, it stopped overheating. lol. You have to drive on it for 3-6 hours [not in one sitting unless you have a road trip] but it's worth it to me.
damn, that is really nice of you shiano. I never had that happen to me when i was at advance auto parts, autozone, or pep-boyz. hell, most of the time they dont even know what kind of car im driving.
You never came into MY store. lol. If I could tell that you were capable, there was hope for you, and thus, there were benefits.
As far as a 'bleeder valve' for the v6's cooling system... didn't know any cooling system had a bleeder valve. Just a drain cock [passenger side of radiator].
NORMAL idle, under nominal conditions [including current engine 'status'] is 750-900 RPM.
Reasons it could have overheated again:
Obviously, it's a pressurized system, so if the cap wasn't on properly, it won't build up pressure to keep the coolant flowing [most likely problem].
Water Pump [unlikely but still possible].
You need to flush your system out. Check your radiator fans to make sure that they are actually working first. My 99 ES had a busted fan, so the only cooling was at 35+mph. it took less than 2 minutes at a red light for me to start overheating. After I flushed it out with a super cleaner [see pic below], it took 15 minutes [chronographed and after being driven around for 30] for the engine to start to overheat WITHOUT a working radiator fan.
Too much/little oil. Check it sometime. When i worked at Advance, this one kid had put 5 qts into an engine that was only supposed to hold 2.5-3 qts [some corolla model]. I handed him a clean oil drain pan, a funnel, and a floor jack and told him that he wasn't leaving until he drained it and put the recommended amount back in it [he had just done an oil change, so the oil was still new]. After he did that, it stopped overheating. lol.
You have to drive on it for 3-6 hours [not in one sitting unless you have a road trip] but it's worth it to me.
Forgot to mention that I did a fresh oil/filter change(Castrol GTX 10W30 and Mopar oil filter). The over heat issue still exists, so sometime this week I will do a full coolant flush and fill.
Now, the Super Cleaner has to be driven on for 3-6 total hours. The normal flush takes about an hour or so.
Tip: On my 99 when the radiator fan was MISSING [completely], after 2 minutes of sitting, it would overheat. When i did the 'Run your heater for 10 minutes while idling' part, I had to do it in 2 stages because it would start to get too warm for my comfort.
there are two sensors on the themostat housing under the upper radiator hose that was my problem 300 bucks at the dealer but the did the work to took them about 20 minutes. so find out what there are called and just get the part when you see what im talking about its really easy like an o2 sensor
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