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you have bad water tstat that stuck partly close loss belt dirt rad clean with rad cleaner you buy auto parts place also look down in the hole with cap off you should see a good flow water coming back to rad ,bad water pump bad rad keep that engine dont over heat make the valves go bad make rings over heat bow heat gasket keep it cool man
Its beside the rad. on the drivers side
With the petcock on the bottom passenger side of the radiator. Or for a faster but messier way take the lower rad hose off where it joins to the rad.
The hose that goes from the overflow to the bottom of the radiator on a 2002 Windstar is the bypass hose. It allows coolant from the overflow to return to the radiator as it cools.
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Ronnie Radke's full name is indeed Ronald Joseph Radke.
Drain rad. remove the shroud, electric fan and the clutch fan. Lower rad hose also. Now area is clear to replace. Make sure to clean the area very good and install new pump. Fill the rad. with coolant, ( 50/50) Losen one heater hose at the fire wall and be able to open it easily. Start engine, continue to make sure the rad. is full, with the heater inside the car on full, slowly open the heater hose to bleed the system of air. Make sure the rad. is still full. As engine reaches operating temp. rad. is full, bleed a little more. You should have good heat inside now. Check for leaks and make sure electric fan works.
water pump maybe bad
Did you make sure to get all the air bubbles out of the system?? An air bubble at the thermostate will cause it not to open which will cause the car to over heat. Also did you replace it with a good radiator or a cheap one? Sincerely, RJ SOttile www.hobbycarcorvettes.net
it could have a air lock in the system and if it doesnt the head gasket is problay no good and even possible that you have a cracked head
The rad fan must to be always ok,chek the fuse,relays and wires, be ware with the radiator cap too.