this is for my brother's 96 accord . i changed out the thermostat and flushed and filled the coolant . no codes or leaks anywhere . afterwards, we drove the car to see if everything was ok . we drove the car for about 15 min. and nothing happened . the water temp gauge was normal . then when we parked the car in a nearby shopping center, the gauge went all the way up from normal to red and it started to smoke a bit . so we are still having overheating problems . does anyone have any suggestions ?


Modified by tonezilla at 1:53 PM 10/3/2005

 

...are you sure you installed the thermostat properly?! Absolutely sure no leaks?
Check your fans, check everything out....

 

did u open up the hood and see if u got any leaks????? a hose bursted ??are both of your fans coming on????? test radiator cap as well.......

 

Sounds to me like the fans are probably not coming on..... could be the temp switch ( the one on the t-stat housing)

 

Maybe disconnected the wires for the fans....

 

Did you buy the thermostat from the dealer, or a local auto parts? I had bought one from a local shop and they sold me the wrong temp thermostat. Replaced it with the dealer part, now it doesn't overheat anymore.......

 

the fans are working fine . i bought the thermostat from a local honda dealer and used it for about 2-3 months on my old motor . i used that to replace the other one my brother's car . i looked at his car again today and noticed that it was actually leaking this time . it wasnt leaking the other day . but today it was leaking alot of coolant under the car in one place . part #4 was the cause of the leak . it looks like it corroded and bubbled up and exploded . at first, i let the car warm up and didnt notice a leak at first . i squeezed the top and bottom radiator hoses to see if one was hot or cold to test to see if the thermostat was working . and as i squeezed the top radiator hose, i saw the coolant squirt out at that one hose . however, the top nor the bottom radiator hose was hot after warming up the car . do you think this is the only cause of the problem ? or could i still have a bad thermostat ?




Modified by tonezilla at 3:52 PM 10/3/2005

 

I just thought of something.... Did you bleed the air out of the system, because it could be airlocked.

 

the problem is fixed . i guess with the leak there was no pressure in the system in order for the coolant to circulate . i replaced the hose with a temporary hose for now and it is working fine . thanks for everyone's input .