The upper radiator hose gets hot do to the fact the coolant has started to circulate.
If the engine is warmed up, the thermostat has opened and coolant is circulating, the pump is pumping.
You should use a thermostat gasket along with the thermostat housing ring. The gasket should be replaced every time the thermostat housing is opened.
The thermostat of a 2001 Subaru Forester can be found under the hood of the vehicle. The radiator valve cap must be opened to reveal the thermostat.
The thermostat has not opened yet.
20 degrees Fahrenheit above the start to open temperature.
The thermostat has not opened yet.
Tell me where the thermostat on the 1995 Toyota Camry is located?
Once the thermostat has opened, the hot coolant flows from the thermostat housing on the engine into the top of radiator and out the bottom of the radiator back into the water pump.
The way I tell the difference is the engine thermostat location : On the Cleveland it is mounted horizontally by the distributor and on the Windsor the thermostat is mounted vertically in the end of the intake manifold
Take your thermostat out and put everything back together, run your car without a thermostat... If your car no longer overheats, replace your thermostat.
The Parts store will know when you tell them what you have.
I dont know please tell me