Ok the next weird thing, I went on a hundred mile drive the other day with the radiator mostly covered, outside temp about 0F/-17c and the car was getting hotter than I like so I removed the cardboard and after 30mi and the temp didn't change at all.
Yeah, I got a 185F t-stat.
I'm using tap water, never knew why it said to use distilled.
As for the water pump not pumping good I'm getting a strong jet of coolant at the little hose that goes into the top of the bottle. When I get the time I'll flush the system with prestone flusher.
I had a cousin that drank distilled water and thought it gave her lots of energy, she could run forever. thanks a lot.
