luckypballer

so i guess nothing coming out of my radiator is a bad thing then? Because this would explain alot!

vfast

yep....

angcobra

Was the radiator full when you took the cap off? where exactly were you looking for water to come out?

luckypballer

lol this car has been nothing but trouble for the past 3 months haven't driven it but twice, but i love coming home from school and having that piece sitting their ready to be worked on!

luckypballer

it was full, and i was looking for something to come out, and nothing did. The car had been running and was at operating temps

angcobra

where were you expecting something to come out of? A normal operating system will not have coolant to come out just because the cap is off.

roundman

you should have gotten a bath in hot coolant if you removed that hose with the engine running, don't ever do that again!!!!
if nothing was coming out then the thermostat was stuck closed. get a new one and have the radiator and engine block thoroughly flushed out before you replace the stat.

angcobra

I must have overlooked that, he took the radiator hose off with the engine running?

luckypballer

So nothing is wrong with the water pump you guys think it is the radiator and thermostat

luckypballer

???? Do you guys think it might be the water pump or not?