Overheating problem on 3sgte,need help PICS

[millsi]

well im stuffed. after topping the car up with water it was fine for a couple of days, then went for a short spin today and it got near the red again on the gauge (standard hilux gauge) so i pulled over but i could still hold my hand on the top of the motor comfortably. got home a minute or two later and turned the car off and it was boiling but i could still put my hand on the valve cover. the rad was hot but not overly so. i thought it may be the thermostat but after pulling off the thermostat cover (a pain in the ass when the motor runs north south and the thermostat housing is in a prick of a spot) and there was no t stat in there. hopefully supercheap will have one to fit (can anyone tell me if other models will fit ie camry??) so now im thinking the radiator may be partially blocked. the heater core was only recenlty hooked back up by myself after being disconnected for god knows how long so it may have delivered some of its rusty goodness in to the rad???
is there anyway to flush you radiator at home?
or any other ideas?
cheers

[millsi]

also can someone tell me which way the thermostat is suposed to go in?

[millsi]

ok now im seeing what looks like 2 thermostat housings?? wtf
this is the one that i took apart and found no thermostat (its a public holiday today here thats why i used permatex to reseal it)


ok this is what looks like another tstat housing that comes off the bottom of the rad (i havent takin it off yet)


this area seems to have a slight leak. water pump seal??

[Aust162]

what motor is this on? the 2nd pic is definately where the thermostat is.

[millsi]

3sgte gen 2. yeah i just pulled it off and checked it in a saucepan, its looks pretty new and seems to open fine. ive drilled 2 4mm holes so will see if that helps

[Aust162]

ok, i noticed on your thermostat housing there isn't a thermofan switch? mine is there on my gen2 3sgte. how are your thermofan/s controlled in your hilux?this might be something to do with your problem, but i'm sure it was running fine at some stage before this.

[millsi]

heya, my fan runs off the ems stinger. put it all back together and it seems fine. for how long we will see.

[BrianRA23]

In addition to getting your radiator flushed I wonder if your water pump is moving any water.

Maybe you can reach the pump fins with your finger through the thermostat housing opening.

[millsi]

brian. thats a good idea.

[BrianRA23]

I posted a thread hopefully which might help you out. Search for "Overheating problems" and good luck. Not everything is covered there but maybe eventually it will be.

[millsi]

well it was a blown hg. around no1 cyl apparently. time for a nice new cometic.