ok my car has been running hot and temps will rise when im at a stand still for awhile. I also notice my coolant levels in my resevoir will lower through time. The other day i changed my oil and decided to flush my coolant also. I found no traces of coolant in the oil and i think there wasnt oil in the coolant. But the bad part is when i filled the radiator back up, i left the car on with the radiator cap off to burp the system. I noticed coolant continously dripping out from the top. When i rev the car, coolant would blow up and pour out, build up to the top again, and then start dripping again.

Symptoms:
-rising temps
-losing coolant from the resevoir
-engine on + radiator cap off = coolant dripping out


Head gasket blown or can it be something else?

TIA

 

The collant system buils pressure as the engine heats up, maybe that's why it's leaking out when you rev the engine?
I think its more likely that you just straight up have a leaking hose somewhere than a blown HG. When a HG goes bad, its more likely that coolant will build up in the reservoir rather than leave it, collant will leave the radiator and go to the reservoir. Good idea to replace your thermostat, to eliminate it as part of the problem. It's cheap and not hard to do, and while your system is drained, inspect the hoses closely.

year/make of car?

 

1996 acura integra (00 gsr motor)

If it was a leak would it cause my car to overheat? Because that is what concerned me. After i flushed and bled the system, it would still get hot at idle with the a/c on (rises to about 70% before i turn off the a/c and turn on the heater).

 

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Definitley.
The fluid that leaks out will be replaced with air, which does a horrible job of carrying heat away from the block, compared to coolant. When you run the heater, it opens up other areas that hold coolant which are closed when the heater is off, and when that coolant begins to flow from those areas your temps should come down. Unless it too is also holding alot of air. That's why they say to run your heater when filling the coolant system. When you refilled your system, did you also let the engine idle long enough for the thermostat opened up? That's important to do also when refilling the system to get all the air out.