You need the thermostat, we used to try to run cars without them here in Florida, but it doesn't work, and the coolant is a must. Water boils at 120, coolant boils at 265 in a sealed unit, like a radiator. So, if you are running straight water, you can see how it won't even reach operating temp of 200 degrees without boiling over, or building up too much pressure. Even a little glycol mixed with water would be better than none. Hope this helps.
First would be the thermostat. If you have already done so, change the temperature sending unit.
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The radiadtor is new, we dont use thermostat in Nigeria the thermostat is remove. The head gaskets were blown & was plane & water was fill but no coolant & there is no oil in the water.
You got something going on there. Is the radiator new? You changed out the head gaskets? Were they blown? Did you plane the heads? Did you fill it with water or coolant? What about the thermostat? Does it blow steam out the exhaust when driving? Did you check the oil for water? Did you check the oil? Something is wrong in this picture, I need more info.
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