suspected blocked radiator

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Spongey3.7

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Hello All
Im running or trying to run a 3.7 V6 ,2002 Kj
Im having issues with over heating.
Whilst running and warming up, the top hose of the radiator gets warm as does the smaller hose next to it.
When car at operating temp top 2 hoses are hot bit the bottom hose is stone cold.
Removed small hose from top of expansion bottle and got a good flow.
To eliminate the thermostat from the problem i removed it.
Topped up the system and ran up again.
Bottom hose got warm as did the top two, however when I removed the small hose there was still a flow of coolant.
Should there be a flow through the small hose normally or is it just a breather?
 
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