remove the lower coolant hose and drain it into a catch pan
Overheating Low coolant Defective radiator cap Stuck thermostat
You could have a bad water pump causing no coolant flow, inoperable radiator fans, a coolant leak,............
Bad head gasket? Bad thermostat? Defective radiator cap?
To change the thermostat on a 1999 Dodge Intrepid, first, ensure the engine is cool and disconnect the negative battery cable. Drain the coolant from the radiator, then remove the upper radiator hose connected to the thermostat housing. Unbolt the thermostat housing, take out the old thermostat, and replace it with a new one, ensuring the new gasket is in place. Reassemble everything, refill the coolant, and reconnect the battery.
According to Advanced Auto Parts the Thermostat is located on the lower radiator hose at the engine. Thanks, Kit
Low coolant, failed thermostat, failed water pump, radiator restriction, etc.
To replace the thermostat on a 1994 Dodge Intrepid, first ensure the engine is cool and disconnect the negative battery cable. Drain the coolant from the radiator, then remove the upper radiator hose connected to the thermostat housing. Unbolt the thermostat housing, take out the old thermostat, and clean the mating surfaces before installing the new thermostat with the spring side facing down. Reassemble the housing, reconnect the hose, refill the coolant, and check for leaks.
The overflow bottle may overflow if: 1. The car is overheating - this means after the coolant in the radiator gets heated up and expands it flows to the reserve bottle but the radiator doesn't cool down to suck back the coolant from the overflow bottle, but just keeps on sending coolant to the bottle. 2. You may have put excess coolant in the bottle - hence heated coolant from the radiator didn't get enough space.
If your 1997 Subaru Legacy is the same as My RS-B Twin Turbo?, the Radiator and Overflow bottle have to come out and the Thermostat is at the front of the Engine, down the bottom-just to the right of centre, (Thermostat is inside the bottom radiator hose), - My Thermostat just twisted/pulled out, let all old coolant flush out-put New Thermostat in its place, Radiator and Overflow bottle were put back in and radiator topped up with fresh coolant and water, Overflow was filled to second line as it should be, car was started with heater on full for 5 minutes to disperse any air in water - (note) after adding fresh coolant, add water in Radiator till it can't take anymore-to show its filled properly.
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no antifreese
Coolant is added to the overflow bottle instead of the radiator. The overflow bottle will allow fluid to fill over into the radiator.