My radiator developed a couple of pin holes in it i found them by squeezing the the upper radiator hose but all i found in the hose was steam is this normal. at this time id drove it home from work and thats about 10 mile away. I have already changed the water pump and the thermostat which is a fail safe which pops open if it fails any help would be appretitioned sorry about the spelling

 

Only steam. Normal? No. The hose flows fluid.

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what can i do to fix it

 

No fluid? Fill the rad. Start there to make sure your fluid level is correct AFTER you fix the radiator. If it is leaking, nothing is going to help so you need to start there. Fix or replace.

 

thanks alot i will get that done tomorrow

 

There are a lot of variables here:

We don't know the dilution of your antifreeze so it can "steam" at different temperatures depending on the dilution. You are getting air "pressurizing into steam" because of lack of coolant and pressure from heat.

First thing first, replace the radiator.

 

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thanks for the help replacing the radiator fixed the problem

 

Thanks for the update!