Hello:
How grateful I am that there is a forum as this to bring my problems to and come across some truly insightful people like yourselves that have the answers! First it was the carburetor that won't keep it's prime now it's the engine overheating. Chevy 216, newly rebuilt, new water pump, hoses, and thermostat, etc. Has a Harrison heater which is hooked up. Started the engine the other day and ran it for about 5 minutes, it boiled over and spit out most of it's coolant. Thought the thermostat was in backwards so I turned it around and reassembled. Refilled coolant system and started and ran it for two minutes and it started to boil over again but I shut it down before it got to bad. Seems like little or no coolant is getting through the engine, as if it's full of air or could there be air in the lines to the Harrison heater? Any thoughts on this? My stupid question is this, the thermostat, does the spring end of it point up or down when installed, there is no flow direction on it? Thanks I appreciate it. Any further insight on my previous fuel and carburetor question is also appreciated.
Dave
