Stryker908

Hey guys Last night it was about 5 degrees here and on my way home from work my car started to over heat..... I have a fluidyne Radiator and was running just water and water wetter (Its not suposed to get that cold here ) I am guessing i had some ice in the lines pluging it up just a little bit ... sound about right ? Today i am going to leave it in the sun for a while then add some anti freeze ... does that sound good or is there something else i should check ?

JdmVetteEater

I think that you just answered it yourself......... just my two cents...

poo flinger

Dude, you need a 50/50 solution. Also, if you have air in your system that can cause your car to overheat. Also check your thermostat.

Stryker908

Kinda what I figured but I wanted to ask to see if maybe there was something I missed

nsxmatt

I had that problem with my old civic. Water froze because of not enough antifreeze and it got very hot very quick. Wait till it melts and put in a 50/50 mix.

Stryker908

The reason I dont run a 50/50 is cuz I live in the deep south and in the summer time its hot as hell down here ... and if i run that much anti freeze .... same problem .. over heating ...

kommon_sense

If it is only 5deg and you are only runnin water and water wetter, you run the risk of cracking your block. It is cold enough for water to freeze and when water freezes it will expand. The expansion is what cracks the block. So, get some 50/50. Also, you should be safe with 50/50 in the summer as well, especially if you are running a fluidyne.

sshaikh01

it don't matter if you live in the north pole, or you drive on the sun itself.

You need to have 50/50 water and ani-freeze.
I live in houston, where 100 Degrees is a normal day.
You NEED to put 50/50

94hondaLS

good idea

Stryker908

haha yeah all good advice .. too bad i didnt think of it till it was too late .. thanks guys I just checked there is some ice in my radiator .. not much but I called a tow truck and my mechanic is going to be leaving a heater on my car for the next couple hrs .... lets pray the block isnt cracked GRRRRrrr im stupid

BeerBaron105

uh ya
its called flushing ur system before winter in order to "winterize" ur car, meaning upgrading the coolant to handle winter, like its -21 here, no one would be dumb enough to go with less then 50/50

hypnosisracing

If your engine is over heating in the summer time with a 50/50 solution in it, something is deffinately wrong with your engine...check thermostat if everything is cool after you get it back...especially with fluidyne rad, it should EVER over heat, even a little bit with the right mix in the cooling system...either the thermostat is bad or the water pump, but if its the water pump, youd see liquid coming out of the tear duct and also hear a squeeling coming from it...

Get your engine checked man, no sense in ruining a perfectly good block with something as simple as a thermostat or water pump...or wrong coolant mix for that mater...

Stryker908

Well let me clear something up here ... I am not a total dumb ***, running water and wetter in the summer isnt a problem .. there is no danger with that .... I dont have ac so there is nothing to worrie about freezing .. yes I am a dumb *** for not thinking about it when it got cold here ...........

Got a space heater and warmed up my car today with the it melted fine ... Flushed the radiator and did a 50/50 mix no cracked block thank God but it did kill my thermostat now its stuck open .. over cooling is better then over heating though .. I will fix that in a couple days ...

Cliff notes .. I was stupid Radiator froze today thawed it out filled back up with antifreeze and water ... thermostat stuck open fix it in a couple days

976

Use honda type 2 coolent, and bleed when filling...

How many times have I said this?

5 degrees, holy crap, where do you live? I've never felt under 30... Must suck.

sshaikh01

you're a moron, who did the swap for you.

hatchdrvr

I live even further south that you, in Mobile, and i have a KOYO radiator with a 50mm core and i run 50/50 with no problem of overheating. My temp needle never gets above the 1/3 mark on the guage.

Stryker908

Did the swap my self with a couple buddys .. No check lights fired right up took about 6 hrs

mxpx035

sshaikh01 why do you have to say some dumb **** like that

vw-honda-hatches

5 degrees in AL, wow. Just think how much further north i am 40mins north of Boston. I car doesnt even warm up lol

Stryker908

LOL the worst part of this whole thing is im from minnesota ... I am just down here for work ...