As of last week my car started overheating and I have yet to find the source but I think I may have narrowed it down to either a faulty thermostat or water pump, reason being is if I let my car idle for about 15-20 minutes from a cold start the lower radiator hose stays cold and only the upper hose gets hot. so im thinking the coolant isn't flowing.

At first I thought it might be a blown head gasket but after some reading it seems as tho i dont have any of the symptomes. my car doesn't smoke at all and drives normally, i also dont feel any loss in low end torque/power, fluids are not mixed.

what else should i look for if it is a blown headgasket ?

 

You could try taking the thermostat out and not puting one back in to see if that helps.

 

Check for pressure in the coolant system when the car is cold. Thats what mine did and it was a head gasket.

 

Hmm... And not to get off topic here... But Hondaccess do you mind telling me where my stuff is??? Since you wont answer my PM's or emails or phone calls... So what the "F" is up??

 

the hoses are different in temp = faulty thermostat. GAY RUN TEED!

 

fan coming on at all?