Okay for some reason the thermostat seems like it never opens i change it 3 times and i think its causing the car to over heat on long trips.

 

bad water pump like you said i'm guessing. thats how my friends was like too. look at it see if theres any leaking going on.

 

no leaking going on.

 

anymore ideas?

 

check if your fan turns on when it gets hot. if it doesnt turn on, check your fan motor or fan switch!

 

Maybe you have an air bubble traped in the cooling system....

 

fan kicks on. i am wondering why the lower radiator holes is cooler then the top one.

 

does the upper and lower hose get hard?

 

upper hose hard, hot as hell, lower hose that goes to the thermostat cold.

 

and you said your fan turns on... hmm unless you install the thermostat wrong? i know if the pump is bad it would leak... from what i experience.
i know if the hose gets hard the fan should turn on and the temp. should drop. but in your situation it might be your pump. have a mechanic check it.

 

Take you radiator cap off and turn on the car...let it idle like that for a while. The only time I've had that happen is when something is restricting water flow or I still have an air bubble.

 

i'm going to do that first thing in the morning and i see what happens.

 

i tryed that it still doing the samething. Someone told me that it could be the headgasket..