If water is blowing out of your radiator, then chances are you have a blown head gasket, cracked head, or warped head. Any of these will create a breach in your cooling system and allow combustion gases from the cylinders to enter the cooling system. This will iterally blow your coolant out of the radiator. The only way to fix this is to fix the breach in your cooling system by replacing the head gasket or the head. If the head is warped, it may be possible to straighten and/or resurface it.
The lower radiator hose supplies the water pump. The upper radiator hose supplies the radiator.
If the radiator is not pulling water from the reservoir even with a new cap, there may be an issue with the radiator itself such as a clog, a faulty radiator inlet/outlet, or a malfunctioning water pump. It is recommended to have the radiator system inspected by a professional to diagnose and resolve the problem.
A radiator can lose water due to a leak in the radiator itself, a leak in a hose connected to the radiator, or a faulty radiator cap that doesn't maintain proper pressure. Regular maintenance checks can help identify and address any issues to prevent water loss.
Water may boil in a radiator due to high engine temperatures, low coolant levels, a faulty thermostat, or a malfunctioning radiator cap. When the cooling system is unable to regulate the engine temperature effectively, the water in the radiator can reach its boiling point and create steam. It is important to address this issue promptly to prevent engine damage.
A hot water radiator heats a room by circulating hot water through a series of pipes inside the radiator. The hot water transfers its heat to the metal of the radiator, which then radiates warmth into the room through convection and radiation. This warms the air in the room and increases the overall temperature.
If your radiator blows it will not hold any liquid
Run engine to normal operating temperature witout radiator cap Observe coolant circulation If coolant blows out of radiator - could be a stuck thermostat If no circulation could be a bad water pump
It could be the thermostat. Open up the radiator cap when it is hot and see if the water is flowing in the radiator. If it is not then it may be a thermostat.
This can happen if the water or coolant level in the radiator is low. There are other causes but this is the most common.
Probably a blown head gasket
To confirm your problem, the fan blows air but it is not heated?? I am not sure if there is a heater core in this car. The heat is generated in the engine and is transfered by a series of water pipes to a heating element(radiator) under the dash-board, the fan blows air over this radiator, it heats up and blows into the car. Things to check 1. see if the mechanical links between the temp. switches and the valves which control the flow of hot water into the radiator are functional.
Maybe a stuck thermostat, or a broken radiator/heater hose. Sometimes the radiator itself blows a seam. Water pump seal, blown head gasket, etc.
there is supposed to be water in the radiator. your radiator is supposed to be evenly mix 50/50 with radiator fluid and water, preferably distilled water.
There is a water reservoir tank that goes to the radiator that you can add the water to.
Is it the fan behind the radiator, or the fan that blows air into the cabin?
Radiator coolant.
You can add water to a radiator any time it is low on water.