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chevy_202
hi i have a 1997 firebird 3.8l v6 this car has started to run warmer and warmer every day. when i got the car the coolant was like mud,i flushed thew hell out of it and replaced the thermostat.the car has always ran at 210 degrees,i think that is too hot,the fans are working and i belive i got all air out of the system. i pulled the thermostat out and ran it that way ..same problem.when the rad cap is off the coolant pushes out as if there is a air pocket.but no water flow throught the radiator at all that i can see,normally when the thermostat is out you can see the water flowing,not in this case.could the rad be plugged?..i pulled it out and i can blow throught it but is blowing through it different than water flowing through?also the water pump fins are all there i puled it off along with the rad.what do you think my problem is? or what to try.i thought mabe head gasket,but no water at all in the oil,and no snoke car runs great,i have never let the car get too hot it won't go over like 230 degrees so no damage to the heads..please help it's my only car and i am stumped....thanks much