If there is no coolant in the vehicle it will overheat quickly also. it you added coolant its possible the thermostat is not opening causing an overheat. worst case scenerio the head gasket is the problem
i would fill up the radiator and run engine in park with the resouvir cap off. let the thermo open it may show signs of overheat but watch the temp guage. if it gets too hot shut down, but if not let the engine run letting all the air pockets get out. it may spew some anti freeze but will stop when thermo opens.
what kind of engine is it the 3.1 or 2.2L motor.
3.1L motor is known for intake problems leaking external or internal.
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Sorry, should have been more specific. Recently bought it cheap (first red flag). Has brand new water pump and thermostat per previous owner. First thing in the morning, can fill up coolant when engine is cold. 5 miles down the road temp is up and coolant shooting out pressure release hose from coolant tank (no access to radiator, can only fill coolant from reservoir). I would suspect head gasket but am told by several sources its my intake gasket. Is there something special about this model that I need to know? Other than it needs to be driven off a cliff.
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