I have a video of my new 1975 oldsmobile omega.

That's fair enough. But it just seems like handing a kid a guitar and expecting him to become a guitarist if he likes it or not.
Most American males seem to have: A car, A guitar and a basketball...
I'm just jealous...

 

that belt's new. I have a feeling that has something to do with the broken bolt, though.

I should change the other belt, though. it's a little cracky.

 

OK, now I have the alternator completely replaced, I was able to get the bracket off with the help of this blaster stuff. its like wd40 on crack! I got the car started, and the alternator now spins with the belt and charges the battery. I couldnt keep it on too long, cuz there is still no radiator in it. and aparently starting the car with no radiator in it also flushed the transmission fluid, but that needed to happen anyway. So i really need to invest in some sawdust as I have dumped the entire contents of the transmission and about half the contents of the radiator all over my garage floor.

 

Yes, There Is A Cooler Section In The Radiator For The Tranny....

Without Mentioning Names, Let Me Assure You, You Are Not The First To

Execute This Classic Stuff Up...:2thumbsup:.



Cheers Glen.

 

that's good to know. I am doing this so I can learn things, and if im teaching myself, then I just might have to learn some of them the hard way.

 

Basketball? I have a baseball and glove, cause im a real american....


@death...
If its PB Blaster your using, yea that stuff is like WD40 on crack, lol, but its a godsend for rusted ass bolts. The stuff is nasty.

 

that's the stuff. I've never seen such magic in my life!

 

Although Learning The Hard Way Can Be Fun "In Retrospect", The Real Solution To

Your Probs Is To Invest In A "Workshop Manual" For Your Car....

Costs About $35-00 Here In Arsetralia, And Trust Me, Will Save You A Lot Of

Hard Earned Money.

You Sound Like You Are New To The World Of Cars And What Makes

Them Work, Without

A Workshop Manual, Trust Me, You Are Flying Blind....

Best Of Luck, And I Look Foward To The "In Car" Video When You Take The

"Old Lady" For Her First Spin...:2thumbsup:.



Cheers Glen.

 

lol at the tranny lines

I usually just use a short hose to hose connect them together if I need to run something with the rad out....but I know exactly the surprise you had because sometimes the hose pops off

 

I do have a manual. It's the odlsmobile all model manual for 75. I think its more comprehensive than the haynes ones.

Also, I'm stuck at work right now, but my radiator is sittin at home waitin for me to throw it in the car. then i can drive it. i'll make a vid too.

 

remember if you cant find parts for it that a 74 nova is basically the same car.parts for novas are plentiful

 

speaking of which, as it so happened, either I ordered or they sent the wrong radiator.. aparently it is five inches longer on the driver side.I made it work, everything fit except the inlet on the driver side. I had to go get a hose and retrofit it. The bends and the extra length were perfectly matched. it is perfectly functional and now I believe my car is just as good as any daily driver.. Haven't shot a video yet, I had to drive it around and show it off a little first. I was really excited.

Try fitting an engine part with five extra inches on it in any modern car...

 

Frankensteined parts FTW...

And on the plus side, your car might run a little cooler now

 

thats never a bad thing. But I am kinda worried that I bought a radiator with a lower fluid capacity, because autozone told me I needed four gallons (for what is supposed to be a stock radiator) and it only held two, bone dry.

 

http://www.genesisautoparts.com/radiator-oldsmobile-omega-1975.htm

Looks like there is 3 different engine sizes for that year omega; 4.1L, 4.3L, and 5.7L. From the video it looks like a Inline 6, which is 4.1L according to this site. Is that what size the rad is for?

Hope this helps, i didn't realize this earlier.

I would also say compare to your old rad, but i am sure you used it for a core charge.

 

no I still have it. They are two different radiators. the old one is way heavier, I went as cheap as possible with the new one. IT's fucking plastic and I was worried tightening the clamp. I feel like I did a bad thing.
This isnt a car that I want to fix things with retrofitting or makeshift plastic parts.
looking at it i think I ended up with a v8 version... I do have the L6. I ran the engine for close to an hour with no problem, so I guess only time will tell

p.s. I dont even remember which site I bought it from, but I think it was the same radiator you showed me.

 

Well i would assume the V8 rad would hold more fluid than an inline 6 rad..

The reason i was saying about the old rad is maybe you can compare capacity ratings. It may not actually list it on the rad, but if you plug the bottom outlet whole and fill from the top with water, you should be able to tell exactly how much coolant your OEM rad held.

Another thing to consider is whether or not you bleed the rad properly after filling.

 

bleed the radiator after filling? you mean starting the engine and adding more?

 

There are a few ways to do it, it depends on the car. Have you tried adding more after the engine got to temp and then cooled to the point where you can open the cap?

Basically you just want to make sure there is no air trapped anywhere in the cooling system, sometimes just leaving the filler cap off and jacking the front of the car up is enough to force any big air bubbles out. Some rads have a bleed screw on top of the coolant outlet, on top of the rad. yours might considering its a new rad.

What i have always done is just squeeze the top outlet hose, like a squeezing on off motion, you should see coolant at the filler neck when you squeeze, if there is air it will come out and then your coolant level will go down. If that happens just add more till you see coolant at the filler neck when you squeeze the hose.

Sorry for all this confusing info, try the last method first would be my advice,

 

it wasnt "bone dry" unless you pulled out both drain plugs on the block....even if you ran it with the hoses off it will not get completely empty if you didnt remove those