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[Soto8]

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Daily driver however it is overheating! Not sure why! When I first got it driving about 5 months ago. Lower coolant pipe that goes directly to the water pump popped off. I don't know if that maybe ruined my pump? Since then I've replaced the radiator, thermostat, radiator cap. It heats up fairly quickly. I don't think my coolant is flowing properly, when I turn on the heater it gets back down to normal temps but only for a while and then heats back up. I'm not leaking any coolant and I'm sure by headgasket isn't blown. At least not yet which is what I'm trying to avoid!

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[glowryder]

Is your coolant turning colors? Have you noticed a loss in coolant?
Sounds like a bad issue. If your over heating, your HG is in jeopardy. Perhaps when you blew the pip off, it caused a HG issue. How did it come off any way? If i recall its bolted to the block. Id also check the water pump fins.

 

[Soto8]

Coolant is clean when I drain it. No loss in coolant, doesn't blow white smoke from the exhaust, not really sure why it's overheating. Water pump is really the only thing I can think of. When the pipe popped off, all I did was pop it back in maybe a little too far and the fins are shredded I have no clue honestly. Could this be a heater core issue too?[DOUBLEPOST=1409936409][/DOUBLEPOST]It popped off I guess because I didn't put that pipe in right and popped off. Lost a lot of coolant and took it back to the garage.

 

[dsmcrzy]

Water pump is really the only thing I can think of. When the pipe popped off, all I did was pop it back in maybe a little too far and the fins are shredded I have no clue honestly. Could this be a heater core issue too?

I would check this out for sure. There is only so far you can push it in and still get the pipe bolted to the block. If you jammed it in there and ran it like that the pump may be messed up.

I doubt the heater core would cause you issues like this. The coolant doesn't have to run through the heater core. You can delete it if you wanted.

 

[Soto8]

I would think that's the only thing right? It has to be. I ran the car without the radiator cap to see if there was any movement of coolant. I never did it before but I'm pretty sure it wasn't swooshing by and the temp was half way on the gauge already. But I'm 90% sure my headgasket isn't blown at least not yet? Zero smoke from exhaust pipe

 

[dsmcrzy]

Leak down test should tell too but if you not getting other HG symptoms it leads me to believe that's not the issue.

 

[Soto8]

Now I'm totally confused and worried. I took out the thermostat and turn the car on. Coolant was flowing! ????? At least I think it was, there was a lil tornado swirl brewing so that made me believe it was flowing since somthing was actually flowing through pretty quick. I also found out that one of my lower radiator hoses was mush. It was squishy and soft but that shouldn't lead me to believe that's what is causing it. I also have an exhaust leak from my headers that's actually pretty bad not sure if that's it either. I also found out that my dump tube from my wastegate is pretty close to the pipe that goes to the water pump. I'm guessing that some (not all) of the exhaust from that dump gets on that coolant pipe. I just don't know anymore. I don't get it!??? It's been overheating since the rebuild so the headgasket should be the issue I'm thinking since we just replace it. Please help ?????

 

[BlackKnight2013]

is your thermostat in the correct way with the wax sensing pellet facing the engine?? if the thermostat is in wrong it will cause overheating.

if a radiator hose is soft enough it can collapse on itself with the engine running. and prevent coolant flow when the thermostat is closed.

did you resurface the cylinder head when you rebuilt it??