Overheating,bought the truck with a blown head gasket. Replaced gasket still overheating.

1986 MAZDA B2000
85,000 MILES
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I12BLKN
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Had the head milled,replaced the waterpump, new thermostate, all new gaskets. Putting it back 2gther I checked the head bolts 2 make sure they wernt bottoming out, did everything by the book. It started right up & imediatly could hear the radiator bubbling. It started warming up and kept getting hotter so I shut it off. Why am I getting pressure in the radiator, why is it still overheating?
Mar 11, 2012 at 6:20 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Try bleeding the cooling system and see what happens don't work have it block and pressure tested to find out more-
Mar 11, 2012 at 6:32 AM
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