Cooling Problems

[2mAn]

well it started out with what i thought was my injection pump leaking, but it turned out to be a combo of a few things..... in the last week ive replaced a stuck thermostat, a swollen lower radiator hose and also the water pump itself. no more coolant leaking anymore, but my engine temps keep going up!!!!

 i tried to not drive the car until i fixed the problem, but i took it out on sunday and the upper radiator inlet broke right where the hose attaches to it. so now i have a new radiator on the way, but im not sure if this will fix the problem. im also worried i might've overheated the engine, but it ran pretty well yesterday without the radiator on it. i only let the car run for maybe a minute though.

ive had a few suggestions on how to check if HG is blown or maybe my head is warped, but im curious what the experts here think. TIA

[2mAn]

got the radiator installed today and it runs much cooler, temp gauge stays in the middle like it should. we'll see if anything changes in the next few days

[jtanguay]

i'm curious as to whether or not an old radiator is capable of being cleaned to the specs of a new radiator (using some CLR to get rid of deposits??)  

or just buy a new one for $100?

[2mAn]

i'm curious as to whether or not an old radiator is capable of being cleaned to the specs of a new radiator (using some CLR to get rid of deposits??)  

or just buy a new one for $100?

im sure you could clean it, but one of my end tanks needed to be replaced so i just replaced the whole thing. the stock one is 20+ years old.....