HELP!!!!!!!!, one of those overheating problems Options

[Theshanon]

Sorry guys i tried to search but nothing came up!!

ANYWAYS, so my car is infact over heating.

First week i noticed this- K!!! so about a week ago my temp gauge started acting up....it would rise..then when i turn my heater on it would drop. Couple days later my heater would no longer work, so i checked my coolant and barley had anything left so i topped it up. Everything seemed fine for a bit, then a day or two after my temp gauge reach above 'H' and i pulled over and it sounded like my head was boiling a nice pot of soup. I waited a bit and quickly released the rad cap. It steemed for a bit (obviously) and i toped it off with coolant and it ran fine for a day or two. So today on my way to work i ended on heading back home on a flat bed. My temp gauge stayed at above 'H', no warm air....i topped it of with coolant, and i donno where it goes :| its hard for me to tell if theres a leak...and i hope its not my head gasket?

[scothaniel]

Any funny smell or coloration in the exhaust? If so, check your oil as batman277 said.

To bleed the air out of the cooling system, just let the motor warm up with the radiator cap off and the heater on full blast, and keep toping off the radiator. BE CAREFUL - the coolant temps will be around 170 degrees when the engine is hot, so dont burn yourself.

Did you notice if the radiator fans kicked on while the car was in the garage for 30 minutes?