truepers8

Hello all, I bought a civic knowing it wasn't running right but i got it for the right price and started fixing it. I put new cap and rotor and plugs and wires. The Car Runs great. only has 125k original everything. The car overheats so the previous owner hardwired the fan to always be on. Also he modified the thermostat to just always be open and allow the water pump to circulate before the engine is up to operating temp. Due to the Overheating problem I figured It could only be a few things and i could fix it. I replaced the water pump and the timing belt while i was in there. Also I put a new Thermostat in and a new temp senor. There is no bleeder screw on my car and the local honda dealer ordered me a new one that also doesn't have a bleeder screw. They informed me they got rid of it? and the tech told me to raise the front and bleed it that way. Also I took my radiator out and water flows through it freely and its definitely not clogged. also water flows just fine through the block. Trying to bleed my cooling system i failed many times and managed to park on a hill that made the front wheels easily 5 feet above the back wheels. My back bumper scraped going up. The Car will hold a steady temp while idling and i can see the water circulating in the radiator, then when i put the cap on and go for a drive it almost instantly overheats and starts to fill the overflow tank and steams over. The heater in the car doesn't work, I found out yesterday the valve control wire is bent and needs to be replaced. Also i checked the oil and its black with no water in it. Also when i drained the water it had no oild in the water. And the car doesn't loose coolant or leak any. If there is a professional reading this that has any suggestions please enlighten me. I do not need advise from back-yard jiggers, read what i wrote before you give advise. Thank you!!

jodyboy

Usually when the coolant comes up like that and overflows and squirts out, your head gasket is bad. I heard it is because the exhaust gases come up into the coolant and expand it. I would go to a local guy who has a chemical test tube and ask him to test for a blown head gasket.

grumblemarc

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Water doesn't always have to mix with oil for a headgasket to be blown. And stop driving the car while it's overheating of you may find yourself looking for a new engine.

brendon.richey

Just got done having this problem. GRUMBLEMARC is right, stop driving your car because you could develop "the knock of DOOM."