M42 Overheating After Timing Chain

[Tisoc]

I finished rebuilding the timing case on my m42 & the engine is running better than ever. Unfortunately, the car is giving me overheating problems now. I tested both the old & new thermostats in a pot of hot water & they both opened up at the specified temperature, so I ruled that out as the issue. I also tried bleeding the system, to no avail. I'm thinking it could be the water pump (which I did not replace), but I am not certain. It's strange because I was not having any overheating issues prior to the timing chain. I just want to drive the damn thing again! Anyway, if any of you guys could help me with my cooling system woes, it'd be much appreciated.

Thanks.

[KenC]

There are a ton of threads on bleeding at m42club.com

[Dj Buttchug]

its not the water pump. you have a huge bubble in the system

[Gerta]

Look in this forum for Ryann's thread on bleeding. I followed that and it removed a similar issue.

[Tisoc]

Thanks for the replies guys. Vivek, your method worked flawlessly, thanks mang.