That sounds like no clog. If you take both hoses loose you should be able to use a garden hose to flush tons of water thru the radiator. In casethere's crud in there I wouldn't leave either hose connected to the engine.

 

So the radiator is clean. I dont plan on sticking a hose in there, non-distilled water.

I am still confused right now, not knowing what the problem is.

At this moment, the radiator is drained.

I relieved the pressure on the lower hose side by removing the thermosensor, a rush of coolant came out of the drain valve, which supports the 1st statement, radiator is not clogged.

Thanks for the help everyone, lets get this thing fixed!

 

I dont want to refill the entire cooling system just yet, because I want to get tests done before filling it back up. $13 a gallon is expensive (Honda Coolant), I dont want to keep drain/refill and waste them

 

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You can keep the fluid that you drained in a bucket and reuse it.

I still think that you should run some radiator flush to ensure that the system is clean. Just run a couple of cycles after the flush with water to clean out the flushing solution. Then reuse the coolant that you drained.

 

I dont know...that doesnt feel right. Dirt and stuff probably land on the fluid already.

I really dont know what to do here...

 

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I don't know what else to suggest. Did you remove the thermostat and see if the lower hose warms up eventually? Reusing the old radiator fluid will be fine. Unless you are in a dust storm, there shouldn't be much dirt in there to hurt the system.

Using the commercial radiator flush will clean out any deposits in the system. If the radiator and thermostat turn out to be ok, then I would suspect a failing water pump. How many miles are on your car?

 

It has 120K on it.