CAR WONT HOLD COOLANT?

[deondre]

hey IA, i have noticed that my if i take a short trip my overflow resevior will be full of coolant, and it will be boiling. so i swaped the engine thinking it could be a bad head gasket, and its still doing the same thing!!! the temp gauge seems to be working, and it never goes pass the half way mark. ive noticed that my radiator fans turns on for a short period of time then turns back off. i dont think im loosing any coolant. but one thing to note, is that i have the bypass on the thermostat plugged off because everything else was already connected (b16 head)
what else could it be? do i need a new temp sensor? a new thermostat? a new radiator?a new reservoir? hopefully not a head gasket? thanks for reading and for any help!

[.:Stirfry:.]

i wondering how do you have all your coolent lines routed?

[deondre]

ill take a pic and post it up later.. im about ready to roll this car off a cliff and start walking...

[*EFilliated*]

I dought it would be temp sensor, it could be the thermostat stuck close, not letting coolant flow through the motor causing it to dump back into reservoir

[deondre]

Could be a headgasket/ cracked head/ leaking radiator. I dought it would be temp sensor, it could be the thermostat stuck close

the guy i bought it from said it was put together with a new headgasket ( ls vtec). so hopefully i can rule that out. i also observed that where i plugged the thermostat bypass hose off has a slow drip.

[.:Stirfry:.]

yea could be a number of things

[94_teg_ls]

the radiator could be some what clogged thermostat , big ass bubble some where

[*EFilliated*]

I changed my answer three times cuz ur post isn't really clear,

[94_teg_ls]

where are you located

[slostang]

you need to hook up you bypass hose.

[deondre]

you need to hook up you bypass hose.

where does it go on a b16 head? i cant figure it out.

[slostang]

The by-pass hose should look like the weird U shaped hose circled in red.

[deondre]

thanks for the pic. but i think the line i was replying to is that actual line on the thermostat

[EmminoDaGreat]

noone said anything about the radiator cap...

[deondre]

UPDATE: ive changed the radiator cap. seems to be holding more coolant, but now mad steam is coming into the resevior. also put in a new thermostat. it didnt have one at all. and i top of that, my vtec aint kickin in! i dont see any CEL's vtec wired in @ mainstream, vtec ecu checked and works on other cars! wtf....im having a bad year this year :/