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Wierd coolant/radiator problem

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RyanDSM

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Aug 23, 2002
I just replaced my headgasket, and after getting everything back together, I'm having a few wierd problems -

a) The coolant seems to not be "circulating", i.e. when I look @ it with the radiator cap off it's not flowing, just kinda sitting there. I took it for a 20 minute drive and it didnt overheat, but when I stopped back at the house the fans didn't come on (temp was straight up, a little past normal operating, the fans should have went on) and the coolant was boiling - I'd also lost a great deal (half a coolant plastic container's worth), which I think might have evaporated? Any ideas what could be causing this?

Luckily I'm pretty sure it's not the HG again, as theres no smoke at all/doesn't overheat when driving/no other symptoms...

Help! Trying to get the car back to my house today and if I don't figure this out it's not gonna happen :(
 
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