1996 Ford Aerostar 3 litre aerostar overheats

1996 FORD AEROSTAR
200,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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ROSSBARROW
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i just flushed the cooling system and changed the radiator cap and thermostadt but my 96 3litre aerostar is still over heating. The water is circulating. I removed the radiator cap and waited to see if the water apeared to be circulating after the themostadt opened up and it seemed too be moved freely. I dont see any obvious signs of a bad or blown head gasket i.e. "no chocolate milk in the dipstick or in the radiator and no water or smoke coming from the tail pipe.I dont see any obvious signs of a bad water pump either
Jun 22, 2009 at 12:32 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Could be airlock in the cooling system try bleeding it
Jun 22, 2009 at 5:13 AM
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ROSSBARROW
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Thanks for the advice, but I'm fairly new at this. How do you bleed a cooling system????
Jun 22, 2009 at 9:51 PM
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