Ok so my engine was overheating constantly, it broke down on me once but I was able to get it going again and I drove it a few times after that to get to school and work. I take it to a shop and have a new radiator installed (the old radiator was corroded)... so I drop $190 on that, so I'm driving my car around and I smell hot coolant, I figure it's just spilled antifreeze on the engine so I rinse it off, I drive the car to school the next day and the antifreeze is all over the engine (I'm pretty sure it's being pushed out the resevoir) and the car is redlining and smoking a little... the new radiator helped because it took about 15 minutes for it to reach redline... I'm thinking it must be a blown head gasket... any suggestions?

 

check your water pump maybe

 

do you know where on my 2001 civic the water pump is located

 

Well you probably could have your question answered by simply searching...

but, if you are pushing coolant out of the reservoir (exhaust gas being released into coolant lines, here-to and therefor pressurizing your coolant system beyond your radiator cap limit and pushing all that fun stuff out your reservoir), then it's very likely that your headgasket is shot... check your coolant for oil / oil for coolant

 

not sure. usually you can follow the radiator hoses to it. im assuming hte radiator hoses have been checked and are in good condition?

 

back left hand corner of the block, under the timing cover. You'll have to take a lot of stuff apart to get at it, so when you take the head off, change the pump too, since to get the head off, you'll have to take the timing set apart anyways.