92 Bonney Radiator problem

[badbob52]

Yesterday, while the wife is out on errands, the water temp gauge redlines to 280. She got it home, I opened the hood and steam is blowing out the top right side of the radiator. Appears to coming out of a threaded brass connection right below the radiator hose.

Is that a pressure release valve that can be replaced or should I be thinking of replacing the radiator, considering it's got 130K miles on it.

Would like some advice before I have the car towed to my repair shop.

TIA,

Bob

[manlystanley]

Check out the thermostat. If it never turns on the coolant will only cycle inside of the engine.

Does your fans turn on? I beleive the fans are controlled by a different sensor though.

[badbob52]

Originally Posted by manlystanley

Check out the thermostat. If it never turns on the coolant will only cycle inside of the engine.

Does your fans turn on? I beleive the fans are controlled by a different sensor though.

Thanks for the reply, but I've already gotten the car into the shop. Turns out there was a huge crack in the radiator, and I had to replace it along with hoses, thermosat, gaskets etc . Ended up costing about $600.