Well yesterday after i came home from school i had to go back to meet my mom to get her to sign an early dismissal form, on the way back i noticed my temp gauge was creeping up to H, i was in the middle lane and there was heavy traffic because the stoplights on this road suck. I was stuck sitting there and it reached H by the time i started going, i was hoping it would go back down from getting airflow but it stayed up. I tried to turn into a parking lot but this retard wouldnt let me in the lane. Took me 5 min. to get in the lane, the gauge was on H for about 8min or so. When i finally got in and stopped at a parking lot, i popped the hood and all i hear is a loud hissing, the hose that leads from the radiator cap to the overflow tank was shaking and i heard the tank bubbling. I let the car cool down for awhile and tried to open the cap, i have a cap that has a lever to release the pressure before opening, when i opened it a little bit coolant, almost scalding hot coolant started spraying out everywhere. I was kicking myself for not waiting longer. I refilled with coolant and water and made it home without the gauge going past halfway.
What would cause my car to overheat like this? Im thinking its from my thermostat im going to turn it to where the pin points up and my thermostat housing is only held by 1 bolt but i havn't had a problem with the really small gap at the top.
CLIFF NOTES: Car overheated on the way home, coolant sprayed everywhere from my stupid mistake, refilled and made it home ok.
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