Actually I said a cracked block as it seems to be fairly common in an overheat situation. Several people have called or emailed me in the last month inquiring about an engine. 6 had a cracked block from overheating all 6 were cracked on the drivers (left side) below and behind the exhaust manifold all 6 were 1999 or newer. Thats 7 vehicles in the Charlotte area. Now some may have been sitting for awhile so lets say within a six month period. That seems to be a common issue.
There is a metal to rubber waterline on the drivers side, thermostat is on the front more to the passenger side, could be a head gasket, could be the radiator hose on the bottom but I think that would be pretty easy to see.
Before you take anything apart you need to check the engine. If you have an OBDII reader check the codes and clear them. If you dont take the positive battery cable off and let it sit for a day or two. that should clear the trouble codes. Hopefully this will let it start. Fill the engine up with water crank it over and see if you can see the water coming out. If that doesnt work you need to do a pressure test if you dont have the tools, check with autozone they have a tool loan program. Get the tester, pump it up and you should find your leak. If you are still having issues use dish detergent mixed with water and brush it around the engine, you should see bubbles when doing the pressure test.
As a side note when mine did this it wouldnt start either, I just kept cranking and it finally fired over. Unfortuanately mine was a low compression situation and it was preventing it from starting. After it overheated I only had 60-80lbs per cylinder.