I have a 97 3.1 Lumina that had a front end collision back in 01, and since then I haven't driven it. I recently crashed my Jimmy
so I needed a vehicle, and embarked on a repair mission on the Lumina.
So, a long story short I replaced the smashed leaky radiator, and when refilling after repair I could could only fit 4 qts water into it, and heats up to around 180-200 (above normal temp), no heat comes out, and the water boils into the resoivor tank. Then, it sprung a leak from a small rubber hose underneath the air intake. That hose comes off of a metal hose that runs from the top of the water pump, across the block along the exhaust manifold heat shield, then underneath the throttle body (where it has 2 rubber hoses coming off, 1 of those leaking, going into the block) Is the cooling system clogged? What is the purpose of that hose, what is it? What are other possible diagnosis for this? Also, I did NOT replace the A/C condenser since the radiator support was smashed so bad it didnt fit. Suggestions anyone? Please help. Thanks...