1999 Chevrolet Cavalier 99cavy 2.2lt need help please

126 MILES • 2.2L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TRAVIS99CAVY
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Okay so i have a 1999 chevy cavalier. 2.2Lt we done lots of work on cooling system..
We put few thermostats in it the one is it has a hole drilled but here my prob i KNOW MY HEAD GASKET IN BLOWN but its a very small,spot and. Fluids not milky at all so today it warmed up to about 40 and it wanted to over heat and make no heat so i bought this chuncky green stuff that costed like 40 bucks for head gasket and cooling system and heater core and,ect i put it in my radiator reservoirs is staying warm and not super hot and my top rad hosr is staying hot but not scolding like before i put this in and is no making my top hose rock hard is t is bad oh and heat working great not sure if i left anything important out if so please ask me quest to help yu help me thanks
Mar 8, 2015 at 11:12 AM
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HOMER1967
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what is the problem/question?
Mar 8, 2015 at 11:21 AM
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THIS IS MIKE
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Travis99cavy
Idk really I guess I'm,wondering is it okay that my top rad hose is getting rock hard and,is possible that this head gasket stuff i put in my cooling system is working?
Mar 9, 2015 at 3:52 AM
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HOMER1967
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it is possible that it's working,but the rock hard top hose would indicate to me that the thermostat is either clogged up by the head gasket treatment or is stuck shut.
Mar 9, 2015 at 12:07 PM
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