PearlBlueType-S

did a search....didnt find what I needed...

whatsup, iight soo today after a 20 min drive on the freeway and in the city in sunny socal i came home n parked my car, noticed that my del sol was overheating, the temp gauage needle was one line away from the red H on the gauage......I went and checkedout my motor and everything seemed fine (no leaks or smoke) except when I touched both the top and bottom hoses coming out of the radiator they were both really hot!......what could be the problem? how can I prevent overheating? I'm kinda low on money currently so if anyone can give me a cheap/temporary fix that would be great! thanks

Feelseg

What engine do you have? The reason I am asking is cause when I swapped the sohc for a B18C, my engine started to overheat alot so I had to install a bigger rad as the one that came stock on my 95 coupe was too small. After I got the bigger one, I never had that problem again. Hope this helps.

civic_driver

could be thermostat, water pump, coolant leak in one of the pipes, faulty temperature sensor, etc.

are you missing coolant?

ilu

check it out closer, you very well could have a coolant leak.

96accordlxf22b2

happened to me i tested everything i had like coolant hoses, thermostat, temp gauge omg im a ******* mechanic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! seriously lol

dude my problem was........the fan fuse was blown, o btw when u get out of ur car and ur hoses are very hot, thats normal u bafon!!!! goddamn genius lol check the fan fuse, oil leval, anything wear and tear, also check coolant level and overflow tank durr

96accordlxf22b2

bring it to me ill do it for ya im not dissing him

96accordlxf22b2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by aallbbeerrtttttt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well you're the mechanic, how the expletive do you check for wear and tear on the engine? and dont be so arrogant on your comments, he's asking for help, and you're a
"mechanic" that can't even speak proper english if his life depended on it... </TD></TR></TABLE>


so u cant do basic maintence on ur car dude? why do u have to call me out? u want me to ******* list the steps well here it goes

1: wake up
2: tell that hooker to go home and not to touch anything on her way out
3: wash ur dick cuh u just fucked a hooker
4: go outside pop ur hood
5: check oil leval
6: look at oil if it appears to be burnt black or old change it
7; look in your overflow tank see if its all clean if there is stuff in it take it out
then rinse it
8: make sure its a nice green color not a greenish brown or a clear color
9: check the fuse, look under the hood take the fuse puller, pull the fuse, put it up at the sun make sure there is no explosin reminsince and make sure it is still connected
10: check contuniuty
11: put it back u dipsh!t
12:well if ur coolant is dirty/low flush it
13: drain plug at bottom of radiator
14: le that **** drain down ur driveway lol
15: straight up put a hose in the radiator/ spray it until water comes out(ur supposed to use coolant but we use water to save money)
16: 50/50 mix coolant water in the radiator
17: put a little in the overflow tank
18: check connections on the fan(last time u were driving u hear the fan come on?)
19: come-back on honda-tech and start talking **** becuase what ever i told u to do was wrong lol
20: tell albert to stfu since hes an ***
21: u wanna check tread wear?
22: look at the goddamn tire
23: see those wear bars?
24: have they surfaced yet?
25: if not take a penny
22; place it upside down between the valleys in the tread
23: i it is below the head cjanghe em!
24: wanna learn how?
25: jack car up
26; take lug 1 off
27: take lug 2 off
28: take lug 3 off
29: do i really have to do this ht retardos? take lug 4 off
30: fo steps 26-29 lefty lossey righty tighty
31: how come no1 knows how to work on cars here?
32; pull tire toward u to get off lur studs
33: hug the tire and pull toward u
34: gots a tire machine?
35: take valve stem out
36: let that **** flow out
37: break bead both sides
38: insert prop
39: prop tire onto tire machine
40: spin that ******
41: repat for last one
42: oppisite order
43: comeon now u know how a tire goes on right?

96accordlxf22b2

part-2 of me pissed off at u kids that talk **** but cant tell a lugnut from a condom


1:have ur friend hit all lights to make sure ur there working
2: inspect rotors and ads kid comeon
3: ship it to customer
4: collect payment

Cap'N_Kirk2.0

since you said there was no leaks or smoke, then most likely it is a bad thermostat. They go for about $10 to $30 at Autozone.

4dohs4mohoes

96accordlxf22b2, it sounds like you need to get laid or somthing.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civic_driver &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">could be thermostat, water pump, coolant leak in one of the pipes, faulty temperature sensor, etc.

are you missing coolant?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Exactly. Before you get too worried about ANYthing, check it out. But most likely it's the thermostat or waterpump.

old man neri

Before this thread completely bites the dust...

1) Is it overheating on the highway, in the city, or at a standstill, or all three?
2) Do you still have heat coming out your vents?

Before you start replacing random parts try to diagnose the problem or when the problem occurs.

Cheers and good luck.

96accordlxf22b2

well albert comes out and starts bitchin just tryin to help this kid but sounds like albert and this kid know exactly nothing

fmrprojects

faulty therostat, water pump, fan switch. if you want a quick fix you can run a switch directly to the fan and have it on all the time

92civichatch1

Well to kill the whole fan running all the time thing.... Its a waste!!! Its there for when ur idling or in traffic moving really slow. Driving 15-20mph puts more air across the rad and engine bay then the fan. The fan will only slow the air down.

And onto the original post. Check the thermostat like everyone has said. Then i would just flush the system while your at it already anyway. If that doesnt remedy the problem you leave 2 possible culprits. The radiator and water pump. I would check the radiator for alot of fins bent up maybe some holes you know what i mean.