Sounds like smart advice, replacing everything. I guess it's just as easy to make it open as it would be to keep it closed if I am replacing the entire system anyways...

Right now the cooling system works but not elegantly, I think its only a matter of time before water actually stops pumping

 

now the time dont waist the money on the old system in another year or so the old system design will start acting up i didi it a while back and aint never had any more issues ever