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Old 05-20-2008, 10:22 PM
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i change radiator, radiator cap, and Thermos stac and bleed the system it still over heat but only when freeway driving i do not see white smoke or see oil in the coolant,so i dont think it is head gasket and also the fan works only thing left is the water pump is their any way i could check it or some test


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Old 05-20-2008, 10:52 PM
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USUALLY with hondas when the thermostat goes bad they stick open causeing the engine to run cool and take longer to get to full runing temp.

sounds like your over heating.. it could be the thermostat but probably something else.. check for a coolant leak (a minor leak would cause an air bubble or vaporlock causeing it to overheat) or check the oil and coolant for a mixture then it would be a headgasket.. give those a check and then check back! good luck!
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is your car overheating? i would imagine its your thrermostat, although its usually stuck open it might be stuck too which would cause it to overflow like that. thermostat is probably to blame and it a cheap/easy fix.
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and make sure you have enough coolant in ur radiator and no air in your coolant lines.
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Default Re: cooling problem (obuhmyuh)

Try all the above, plus fan switch, radiator cap, make sure you're not loosing a lot of collant somewhere else. You can also try bleeding the cooling system as well. Might just be a bad thermo but can also be a bad waterpump/radiator, etc. Try the small things first.
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thanks i will check in to that also their is no heat coming from the heater
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sounds like its stuck shut.
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Just replace the t-stat for the few $ it cost and then rebleed the system properly.
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thanks
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thanks for help i will try all suggestions
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