Haven't tried jacking up the car yet. When I called a shop around here they said most radiator places won't touch many of the new ones because they are plastic or aluminum. I still have to find a shop around here and see what they'll be willing to do for me.

 

Go to the shady tree looking ones? Or pull the rad and take it, even it they are newer, they can still flow test it.

ZMAN

 

Well my friend took out the thermostat and he says that the waterpump isn't working . I think what I am going to do is just replace my waterpump again. I replaced it before with one from autozone. I am thinking that the waterpump may have taken a dump and thats why I blew my headgasket. It makes sense except that I never saw the waterpump leak anything after I replaced it. Any thoughts on this?

 

Let me say it again "Is the water pump splined coupler connected?"

That would make the waterpump not work

 

Yeah that was a good call. I think i'm gonna buy one and just replace it with a brand new one and not stay with my pos remanufactured one. Hopefully it will start tomorrow and then I'll be putting it on the road and then running open headers down to the garage to get the exhaust welded up, gears installed, subframe connectors,and then inspected and i'm good to go!!!!

 

You need a coupler that connects the gear driven off the cam with the gear sticking out the back of the waterpump. W/O that coupler then there is no way for the cam driven gear to run the waterpump gear.. that really sounds like your problem to me. That or the gear is stripped but then Id think youd hear it.