I am having problums with my rave 4 ,I have put a new radator in and it still gets very hot would it be the water pump do i need to remove it and clean it out . thanks Les

Have the coolant level checked. The overflow for the Radator which is usally a white container marked coolant check that to see if there is any coolant in there. There should be some with a cold or hot check level. DO NOT REMOVE RADATOR CAP IF HOT ENGINE...

possibly cooling fan not coming on or bad water pump

it looks that maybe you have a faulty new thermostat or is not the correct model. also check for the fans and fan relay.

go to dollar store buy liquid themomitor put it in the fill cap check temp. gauge might be bad in car radiator mite be pluged

did you check to see if fan is running? Might need new fan motor.

1st thing is remove the cap of the coolant resivoir,
2nd, check the fluid level.
3rd remove the return hose to the resivoir
4th start the vehicle and see if there is fluid rushing out of it
if not you have a flow proble, either the water pump or the T-stat
5th Replaced the coolant temperature sensor located on the
thermostat housing (depending on what motor you have)
if there is flow at the return tube then just change the temp sensor
if there is no flow, you will wanna replace the t-stat and the water pump
I hope this helps

Could be the thermostat is faulty and not opening - allowing the coolant to pass..
It is inside the housing where the top hose connects to the motor..
And the good news is - it is not much money ;o)
Good luck..
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when you removed the water pump, did you disturb the timing in anyway ???

You will need to remove the raidator and the water pump is located directly behind the fan. Remove it and clean all the gasket off the engine. Refit the new one with the gasket and refit the radator and fan. Remember to refill the radator the coolant.

it sounds like it may have air in the system there should be a bleeder valve for the coolant also if it ran hot you may have a possible head gaskt problem i would try bleeding the air out of the coolant system and if problem is still there you can buy a kit to check the head gasket it hooks to the coolant system and you pour a liquid in it and if it turns from blue to yellow it has a head gasket problem