-HONDA-

okay heres the story,

I woke up this morning and went out and started my too let it warm up. After starting it and cleaning off the snow(Colorado) it warms up to NORMAL operating temperature. i then drive off too school (note..6Am) and its -1' outside its freezing. im going down my street and i turn my heater to the on position and it starts blowing out REALLY COLD air? i thought thats weird might go away once i drive a little more might be cold still. i get on the main roads/highways and i see my gauge temp start too rise really fast_/... and im like oh **** i had too keep going about 1/4 mile til i could go into a gas station too take a look at what was going on(note..There's a snow storm) and i see VAPOR rising like crazy from my radiator CAP? i then let it cool down and add water, i start it back up and while at idle its running great temp gauge dosnt move stays at Normal.... but pressure is still being released from the cap and overflowing out? and my heater doesnt work either still? So i had too drive it home im not paying no $200 BUCKS TOO GET IT TOWED. aqnd the whole way home about 4-7 miles the temp gauge stayed at normal operating temp..? but i saw vapor/pressure and smelled coolant coming from underneath my hood and going in the inside of my car LMK Honda-tech.

1995 civic HB Cx
B16a2 motor OBD1(did notice a little oil coming from the headgasket?)
-what does all this sound too you like it is?Headgasket?thermostat?

please this is my DD and i need too fix it ASAP! thanks for reading

Otherguy

Maybe a head gasket... or just the rad cap... I happend to me once, I just did the head gasket, the thermostat, water pump, and the timing belt... It fixed it so that might be a good start. I could be wrong, but is there anything leaking on the inside of your car?

-HONDA-

what do you mean anything leaking in my car/? and if it was the radiator cap why isnt my heater working as well? there has too be a problem that causes the heater too stop working or some kind of sign LOl....LMK

Felliph3

the problem is that VTEC ain't kickin at the right time and you bent a valve.

smartass

Did you remember to fill your radiator with antifreeze before winter? Sounds like it was froze which would cause your heater not to work which relys on heated antifreeze..

beaneg6

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thats really helpful...GTFO

to the OP... try replacing the radiator cap, check your oil to see if it is mixed w/ water, or my last thought is that it could be your heater core....

Malakai

yea 50/50. waters a boilin

-HONDA-

no i think my coolant is mostly water you guys? ill try draining some and adding coolant.

-HONDA-

Come on Honda-tech HELP!!

i just drained all the water i could and replaced it with coolant/new water Lol.....so now i know it has coolant in the system.

i then let it idle and everything and drove it around the block and it ran fine its just FREEZING in my car temp is -1 outside here in colorado! well my heater isn't workinig(HOT AIR) could it be that there might still be water in the heater core thats frozen? LMK ASAP what u guys think.

bart2546

Maybe the thermostat? Easy/quick/cheap repair if it works.

Eran

iTrader: (1)

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Moron.

-HONDA-

but i thought if the thermostat was not working my car would overheat(temp gauge) or not warm up at all?

Relic1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by -HONDA- &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no i think my coolant is mostly water you guys? ill try draining some and adding coolant.</TD></TR></TABLE>
and the correct answer is...
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by smartass &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Did you remember to fill your radiator with antifreeze before winter? Sounds like it was froze which would cause your heater not to work which relys on heated antifreeze..</TD></TR></TABLE>

without anti-freeze the water will (as the name implies) freeze and expand, cracking things you don't want cracked.

Worst case, block is trash.
Best case, let it warm up in a garage and drain the "coolant", fill it with 50/50 like you should have from the start, thank someone for you amazing luck on this day and you'll be fine.
Or it could be any thing in between.

Archidictus

Radiator cap is shot and you didn't have enough fluid in your system to warm the air passing through the heater core. If you don't have coolant, you don't have heat.

-HONDA-

okay you guys i just changed the thermostat (new one) and my heater is working now just fine you guys think i should be fine from now on? or anything i should keep my eye on.

Stingray96

Kinda sounds like a thermostat

Zeusfire69

Just my .02, but check to make sure that the heater control valve (by the firewall) is working correctly too. I've seen them leak a tiny little but when it's super cold and acually stick where you can move the heater control inside and the cable just bends instead of acually opening the valve like it's supposed to. Pretty few and far between, but it happens...

-HONDA-

thanks you guys but i fixed it already!

Stingray96

what was it?