Chrysler Repair: 93 chrysler concorde 3.3l overheating, head gasket leak, coolant leaks


Question
My car overheats fairly quickly, when I open the hood I notice that coolant is boiling out of the reservoir onto the ground. I changed the thermostat but the problem still occurs. The oil doesn't look frothy or thick, the heat still runs hot and I haven't noticed any coolant leaks. Could this be a water pump problem or a broken radiator?
Thanks for any help!

Answer
Hi George,
It could be a clogged radiator, so check the manifolds on both side edges of the radiator to see if one side feels hot and the other cold which would indicate that it needs to be reverse flushed. Also, I would check to see if the overflow from the coolant bottle is occuring quickly, even before the system gets hot. Let it warm up and observe for bubbling occuring early on. That would be a sign of a head gasket leak that is pressurizing the system. That is also a sign, along with excess white smoke when you first start the engine from cold coming from the tailpipe, of the presence of such a leak. The final thing to check would be for air trapped around the thermostat and upper hose. The following is an instruction for when you have drained radiator, but you can start by draining off a couple of quarts.
"Starting with a system that has been drained via the radiator:
Close radiator drain, hand tighten only
Install cylinder block drain plugs if removed earlier (located behind each exhaust manifold)
Attach one end of 1/4 inch ID clear hose that is 4 feet long to the bleed valve on the thermostat housing. Route the hose away from the accessory drive belt, drive pulley, and electric fan. Place the other end into a clean container. The hose will prevent coolant from contacting the accessory drive belt when bleeding the system during refill operations.
Open the bleed valve
Slowly fill coolant fill coolant pressure bottle until a steady stream of coolant flows from hose attached to the bleed valve.
Gently squeeze upper radiator hose until all air is removed from system.
Close bleed valve and continue filling to the top of the coolant deaeration pressure bottle.
Install cap on coolant pressure bottle
Remove hose from bleed valve"
I doubt it is the water pump.
Let me know what works out, please.
Roland