Motor temp. and Rev Issues
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Motor temp. and Rev Issues
1989 Civic 4 door
obd1 B18
Bone stock except Dc headers and 2.5" exhaust
New fuel filter
New intake manifold gasket
Alright ive noticed when I let the car idle (COLD Start) and 10 mins later Motor get really hot. Even to the point where i touch the distributor bolt its super hot.
and whenever i Rev(Vroom Vroom) car idle drops to about 500rpm then goes back to regular idle(750 rpm)
Sometimes it will bounce up and down 500-800 then back to 750 rpm.
Any one have any ideas what could cause this?
timing? plugs?
obd1 B18
Bone stock except Dc headers and 2.5" exhaust
New fuel filter
New intake manifold gasket
Alright ive noticed when I let the car idle (COLD Start) and 10 mins later Motor get really hot. Even to the point where i touch the distributor bolt its super hot.
and whenever i Rev(Vroom Vroom) car idle drops to about 500rpm then goes back to regular idle(750 rpm)
Sometimes it will bounce up and down 500-800 then back to 750 rpm.
Any one have any ideas what could cause this?
timing? plugs?
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Re: Motor temp. and Rev Issues
Timing can be a big factor. plugs may also be a factor but not one that would make a drastic change. Either your timing is way off or you may also have a vacuum leak that will make the fuel mixture lean and raising temperature. Now i know you said the distributor bolt gets hot...but what does the temp gauge read?
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Re: Motor temp. and Rev Issues
looks like the engine temp is normal by what youre telling us. unless your gauge starts climbing i wouldnt really worry about the "heat". now on the idle...you might have a vaccum leak or just need an idle adjustment
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Re: Motor temp. and Rev Issues
i dont think u have a problem i think its normal i cant touch my dizzy after car is at operating temp.....its metal so gets extremely hot no matter what.....best thing u can do is check ur coolant make sure its full with no air bubbles....if u still dont like the temp use a thermostat that opens at a lower temp
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Re: Motor temp. and Rev Issues
This is what my car has been doing when revving
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce8Mt...ature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce8Mt...ature=youtu.be
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