swabyjustin

I have two posts up about this problem. sorry everyone.

I just let it run and bled the system, after about 5 minutes of running the water started flowing out of the radiator cap. what does this mean!!!! I dont get this and Im at the end of my rope!

Im moving tomorrow and I HAVE NO CAR!

ZachsXJ

hell, I'd cut a hole in the transmission tunnel and then just patch it afterwards. Seems to be the easiest way I can think of.

Weou09

By upper hose i take it you mean the outlet hose, if so no it is not suppose to flow all the time that is what the t-stat is for. The coolant coming out the rad cap after 5 min is the t-stat opening and flow through the rad causing it to escape out the open cap...I would say you have a clog some where. My 99 had the same problems and a really extreme flush followed by a new rad made it like brand new again.

ZachsXJ

I don't think he has a clog, probably just needs to flush the cooling system.

Overheating in driving conditions like that doesn't surprise me.

Weou09

If the cooling system is working the way it should you should never overheat to the point coolant boils out the rad cap or overflow. I bet the rad is clogged with build up and isn't transferring heat or the heat core is clogged. You should have seen what came out of my wife's core when we flushed it.

ZachsXJ

A clogged heater core wouldn't cause overheated. a partially clogged radiator core, or build-up in the cooling system would.

I still say he needs to do a cold backflush of the entire cooling system and radiator. If its not clogged that will clean all the crap out of it.

Weou09

Yea a really good flush will cure overheating 75% of the time.