metalmulisha87

okay i got a 96 honda civic lx
its overheating it blows the over flow hose off
i think i may have a head gasket problem?

Sr420Det

So the car just starts overheating after five-ten minutes of running, right? is it leaking from the waterpump? Overheating can come from a bad hg but usually the hg is blown due to overheating. We need more info, r u blowing white smoke out the exhaust? Usually when the hg is leaking itl do it alot worse at startup and the motor will skip badly until its warmed up and then not do it as bad, is urs doing this?

metalmulisha87

nope no white smoke...n no water leaks from the water pump...also its been sputtering like when u pull up to a red light the RPM dies down past the 1000? it has trouble tryna take off again? what could dat be??? n thanks for the input

Sr420Det

sounds like skipping to me, thats what happens when water gets in to the cylinders through ur headgasket. Id just change the waterpump and timing belt for the hell of it when u change the headgasket. So whats the events leading to it overheating?

metalmulisha87

loss of coolant...it blows the coolant out of the hose on the over flow...but i also found oil n the radiator?

Sr420Det

Id change the hg, waterpump, and timing belt. U should have the head checked for warpness or u can just put it all back together and hope for the best. If oil is n ur water its probably mixing at the headgasket.

metalmulisha87

is it true dat u gotta replace the head bolts if ur gonna change the head gasket????