Thanks,
I cannot rule out the possibility there's an air lock, but I never had any coolant change.
Since I'm not a native english speaker, I should ask you what you mean for 'jammed open'. You mean some plastic part is broken, so it's open?
And to be honest, even more central point here is that , in spite I'm generally rather handy, I'm just a beginner with car fixing, so: where is the thermostat located ?
Thanks again