Engine smoking/coolant everywhere...

[Breezy]

Scott, I didn't know what that was. But you were right on. Exactly lol. I had no idea what the coolant lines were though. Anyways, I know for next time!

[FenderBender]

Good to hear it worked out. I can not believe you made it to TN and back like that. Learn from your mistakes...we all make them..and usually laugh about them later. I broke the rear window of my BMW trying to put the trim back in. Rear window of my '89 Rover shattered after fixing the rear defroster. That one was just a freak thing. I try to stay away from glass now...LOL

[Breezy]

DJ, is that a serious question or are you mocking me too? Haha.

[Scott Larson]

I think we can safely assume you cleaned out varnish in the throttle-body not carbon...unless of course you've got a serious valve-train timing issue!

[deermagnet]

Just Google 'carbon in the throttle body' to learn more. It comes from the exhaust you're mixing with air thru the EGR valve and gases coming thru the PCV valve and possibly other hoses leading back to the intake. Yes, clean, fresh air is entering the chamber, but there's pounds of carbon coating everything inside the intake chamber.

Mark

[Riff Raff]

Try wiggling the spindle that turns the water-pump mechanism. If it wiggles/woggles at the spindle as to indicate an out-of-balance rotation, then it likely indicates a faulty water-pump.

If you don't plan on replacing the water-pump yourself; then you can re-fill the radiator and overflow res, and quickly limp the VX (while the engine is still cold from sitting overnight) to a nearby mechanic/shop for repair.

[PK]

Try wiggling the spindle that turns the water-pump mechanism. If it wiggles/woggles at the spindle as to indicate an out-of-balance rotation, then it likely indicates a faulty water-pump.

If you don't plan on replacing the water-pump yourself; then you can re-fill the radiator and overflow res, and quickly limp the VX (while the engine is still cold from sitting overnight) to a nearby mechanic/shop for repair.

Good luck with checking the wobbly water pump spindle from the outside of the engine.
The water pump drive is under the timing belt covers, so you have a lot of work to do to get to it.

Stick with the gaskets, hoses, and o-rings that Mark and the others have mentioned. The water pump could not throw water up that high even if it exploded.

PK