Every one allways says thermostat,water pump ect,lets get to what they dont want to tell you...most likely its head gasket ,or cracked head..but if no water in oil its head gasket..you need to stop driving it before you do crack the head ...dont be fool by head gasket repair in a bottle..you need to do it right,and your car will be reliable again its not ruined its just a gasket..and it should not be expensive ,but it verys in price on how much you have to spend taking the engine apart to get to it...just dont drive it untill repaired right it is salvageable....good luck and it can be repaired sorry it happens..dont get ripped off
check the heater core stopped up radiator
remove the radiator expansion tank (no need to remove water hoses ). pump is now easily removed by pulling straight up.
The fluid from the power steering pump is also used to drive the radiator fan.
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As long as you are taking it all apart, you should replace the radiator hoses, heater hoses, and accessory drive belt(s.) Be sure to get the gasket for the pump, and some hi-temp (red or blue) silicone to seal it up.
possibly blown head gasket, check the oil. see if it has water in it. Plugged up radiator.
It,s circulated there from the hot engine block and cylinder head by the pipes, hoses and the engines water pump. It could be up to 230 deg F
Changing a radiator in a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am can be a difficult task. To remove the radiator, all of the radiator hoses will need to be disconnected from the radiator. The transmission lines will also need to be removed. After all of the hoses are disconnected, remove all of the clips that are holding the radiator in place. Lift the radiator up and place with a new one. All the hoses and clips will need to be put back in place with the new radiator.
Drain the radiator, disconnect the hoses from the radiator, remove any shrouds over the top of the radiator, unbolt the radiator, and pull up.
Assuming the engine is not overheating, it is normal for the hoses to get hard. The pressure in the cooling system should reach the maximum of whatever the radiator cap is set for, usually 15 to 17 lbs.
ok..first you remove the fan shroud if its on there. drain your coolant from your radiator.then remove radiator.once that's done remove the fan blades...usually 4 bolts..once the blades are removed, remove pulley ,remove all hoses from water pump(that's what the fan blades are bolted to).then you remove the 4 bolts holding the pump. the pump will come off. make sure you clean off all of the old gasket on engine block......apply a thin layer of hi temp silicon on the new gasket, bolt on the new water pump snug the bolts tight.attach your hoses to water pump, replace the pulley then attach the fan blades....reinstall radiator and attach radiator hoses....fill up radiator with coolant.....start up engine...add coolant...it will drop.....once you fill it with coolant and it stops purging, your radiator will be full....check for leakes..if you don't have leaks....reinstall fan shroud and you are done!!!
have remove the upper and lower radiator ,heater hoses too,and water pump have to be remove too,water pump is beneneath the distbutor,you have three screw on the distributor,take them out,get the firing order of the engine,and the rest is your