ok i know you have to change to a standard rotation water pump, i got that covered. i got this from summit.
GMB North America 125-1560P - GMB High Performance Water Pumps
so heres the deal. i changed my timing cover gasket, used the original 1990 timing chain cover, swapped to manual steering, and changed my water pump to standard rotation. (standard rotation is when the water pump pulley rotates in the same direction as the crank.)
here is how my pulley setup looks
Anyways, after completing the install, the car sits and idles with the temp needle at 90 degrees. i have been trying to burp the damn thing all day but nothing, it just pushes coolant out the fill cap until it gets to a certain point, and when i add any more it just burps it out. with the cap on it just build pressure and overheats. before, my temp needle never came anywhere close to the halfway point. im kinda confused, thinking i may have missed something when i did the water pump. do all the hoses go in stock locations etc when you switch from reverse to standard rotation? the t-stat is brand new and worked before i did the swap, but i havent tried changing it yet. any ideas?
GMB North America 125-1560P - GMB High Performance Water Pumps
so heres the deal. i changed my timing cover gasket, used the original 1990 timing chain cover, swapped to manual steering, and changed my water pump to standard rotation. (standard rotation is when the water pump pulley rotates in the same direction as the crank.)
here is how my pulley setup looks
Anyways, after completing the install, the car sits and idles with the temp needle at 90 degrees. i have been trying to burp the damn thing all day but nothing, it just pushes coolant out the fill cap until it gets to a certain point, and when i add any more it just burps it out. with the cap on it just build pressure and overheats. before, my temp needle never came anywhere close to the halfway point. im kinda confused, thinking i may have missed something when i did the water pump. do all the hoses go in stock locations etc when you switch from reverse to standard rotation? the t-stat is brand new and worked before i did the swap, but i havent tried changing it yet. any ideas?