Change the thermostat and be sure it's not in backwards.
Change the thermostat and be sure it's not in backwards.
Not very far. Without the cap on your radiator your cooling fluid will not flow properly and you can have a serious problem with overheating.
cooling system needs flushed out and a new thermostat installed, also if the radiator is still original it probably needs replaced or rodded out.
Blown head gasket? Air trapped in the system (hasn't bled out yet)? Wrong cap?
first, make certain the thermostat is not installed backwards, if still hot then remove a radiator hose and see if coolant is discharged with pressure behind it(this checks the water pump); it is also a good idea to flush the cooling system; make sure there is not debris in front of the radiator; beyond all this you may just have to have a professional diagnose it
It sounds like the thermostat was installed backwards, and is opening/closing based on temperatures from the radiator side and not the engine side.
Unanswerable - not enough detail - the engine has to be at temperature for a while before the thermostat opens and so allow circulation, until then, one hose will be cool and one hot.
No. Boiling water just changes the state of matter. From a liquid to a gas. still 2 hydrogen and still 1 oxygen
Yes
The boiling point of water is lower at high altitude; the freezing point is practically not affected.
The thermostat could be installed backward, the radiator could be plugged, the water pump could be worn out or you could have a warped head and bad head gasket.
Check the thermostat to see if it was installed correctly. They can get put in backwards.