Hi All , Now that I've finished faffing about with the timing belt on my project 300tdi 110 , I decided to fit the new radiator , hoses , and thermostat . Filled it by the book , started up , and ran it for a few minutes with the expansion cap off , I thought it might help with releasing any trapped air in the system , maybe not . In those few minutes the coolant rose from the half way mark to gushing out all over the place . I should add when I initially drove the vehicle home the few miles from where I bought it had the same problem . I'm hoping it's not what I'm thinking it is ?
I'd be over the moon if it just needed bleeding . It had been lying in a yard for six years before I rescued it . Two core plugs were missing and who knows what abuse it got , but when I replaced them it started straight up and drove with good power and no smoke , but as I reached home the temperature began to climb and the coolant was forcing it's way out of the cap .
