[madness410]

just an update..

i think im really close to fixing this problem. i hooked the new rad that i have up and the fan set up, also put on the new water pump i bought. i filled the rad with coolant, left the cap half on because i wanted to check it as the car was running, turns out that was a big mistake. i turned on the car hung out by the hood for a few minutes...and the temperature rocketed to 210...so i turn the car off..and the radiator cap goes FLYING and coolant spills out everywhere from the radiator all over my lawn. me and my friends have never heard of that happen before...anybody know? im guessing the pressure built up a little under the cap, and when i turned it off it released the last of the pressure and exploded off.

so im like, cant let that happen again...i top off the radiator with coolant, seal the cap and start it up. it was at 200, went to 185, shot up to 195, then down to 180 or so where it sat for about 5 minutes until i turned it off. i didnt want to open the cap when it was hot so im going to let it sit and check back tomorrow. but if it doesnt climb when its idling thats exactly what i set out to solve and it didnt do it today...so hopefully i fixed the problem ..knock on wood.