Diagnose: If you hear a snappy bubbling sound coming up from the reserve it is most surely air. You may have to bleed more than once to remove all of the air.
:shifty: Ok here goes. You see the diagram on the above post,(the picture)? ok good. Now look at the center of the photograph for the black circle cap that is above the place where the thermostat goes, this is the Engine Fill Cap. Now for this part....MAKE SURE THE CAR IS VERY COOL! OK good.
Now, take the engine fill cap off. And remove the water reserve cap up on the drivers side car nearest the windshield.
Make sure you have at least two-three full gallons of water and antifreeze mixed half and half with cold water right by the car before you go any further. If you use warm or hot water it will spray back out.
Ok, now crank the car and pour water/antifreeze into the water reserve to the line for warm just to make sure there is room for the engine to pull some in. NOW VERY SLOWLY and towards the back of the hole to prevent sprayback), fill this Engine Fill hole giving it time to go down and keep filling until it is completely full and seeping out to prevent any air catching when replacing the cap. It may spray out it may not, just make sure it is completely full before replacing the cap. Replace the cap to the engine fill, and the water reserve cap too. Now if all of the air is bled, it should not overheat if this is the problem. You may have to do it more than once to get all of the air out.
I have had to do this to my lincoln ls when there was a radiator leak..when i changed the thermostat and anything that opened the water/antifreeze system such as replacing hoses and such.
