also make sure since you have a 97 you have the high milage coolant..and unless you have done a complete flush of the engine and coolant system you need to make sure you only use the high milage stuff if you try and mix it, it has a tendancy to slush up

 

Ok so here it is....
Coolant was fine, yes i was use the dex cool crap (orange expensive stuff from hell as i like to call it).
I don't really see how you can put a thermostat in wrong it's kinda fool proof... but then again nothing's fool proof because people tend to forget fools are so engenious....
It was turning the right way although a great idea, if wired backwards well enough said because it would pump backwards.. but it had a black and blue wire... black = ground no brainer....
BUT
It's working.. thanks to my friend bob at the chevy dealer hehe.
it would seem that the wire we spliced into was a 5v source instead of the needed 12v source. I wasn't in charge of the wiring but i know we check the resistance with a meter and all that crap and well... i guess we goofed.

Thanks for all the input everyone! looks like i'll make it to class and work after all!
-Chris

 

Oh and i alsmot forgot.. yes we bleed the system and yes it was happening while cruzin... so no airpocket.. and also when i changed the oil no "latte" lookin stuff anywhere so no water leaks.

 

well glad to see you got it working...i know when i was having my overheating problem it was anoying as hell....atleast yours was an easier fix...i ended up having to do a full rebuild..ok not having to but why the hell not

 

Annoying doesn't begin to discribe it! But yeah a rebuild would be fun! other then the fact i had to just spend 2 grand on this semester.... and well the money i was savin up for headers.... just went down the drain fixin the heating problem... i swear i think i'm cursed!

 

yeah i had to use my beater car money to do the rebuild

 

my car runs sweet

when i'm driving it is at the second mark past 160, but when i'm idle it heats up a little bit, solutions?