help something gave up in ma car

[emilio27]

hy guys sorry need some advice got a 325 i se which is under going a bit off restoration cars still a working progress had a recon engine and gearbox fitted by previous owner had car on the road 6 months got a polished rocker cover tried to get the inlet polished uptaken everything off as it should have gave it a clean put it on but for some reason cant seem to bleed it properly what am i doing wrong no hot air comming from the wents did i put one off the heater hoses the wrong way maybe my termostate is fucked help i dunno what to do is a 1990 a hink face lift model

[cypriot_boy_2k7]

Is it overheating

[emilio27]

yip it overheats checked termostate in water opens up so it works
it also smokes thinkin maybe a gasket and no cylinder head not happy

[emilio27]

its shite shes my pride n joy

[ross2009]

the little pipe that come from the heater matix which way round have you got them ie which pipe is going where ?
when its running have you opened the bleed screw on top of the thermostat houseing?

[Brianmoooore]

Heater hose from the rear of the head goes to the bottom heater hose. Release an airlock at the back of the head by filling the coolant bottle, then taking the top heater hose off, and refitting it when coolant flows from both ends. With the M20 engine, you can pull the overflow hose back in from the hole in the inner wing, put the end in your mouth, your hand flat across the neck of the coolant bottle, and blow into the pipe.
You won't overheat a 325 many times without cracking the head!