jason_thaomoto

okay gotta big one and need help... i recently got.. a new headgasket.. new timing belt.. new thermo... new waterpump.. new radiator...new thermo sensor... new everything i could possibly get... what could possibly be wrong?????

Shawn C

iTrader: (1)

what car/engine? how many miles? etc.?
explain more

jason_thaomoto

1995 honda civic ex coupe sohc vtec motor... everything i got for it should be fine and working fine.. could it possibly be because the thermostat doesn't funtion and it can be giving me false readings??????

SPOON_EG6

im guessing if you got a new headgasket. You must have previously removed the head. Try getting it resurfaced and balance. I had the same problem of overheating until i got the head resurfaced.

Tony Starks

Before you get too crazy, check to see if the fan is coming on. Rule out the stupid stuff first.

jason_thaomoto

fan is coming on... but only once when it reaches about 3 quarter of the way on the guage... and then when it does come on... it only cools the temp down to half and it'll start rising again.

jameskersten1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tony Starks &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Before you get too crazy, check to see if the fan is coming on. Rule out the stupid stuff first.</TD></TR></TABLE>

exaclty, i had the same problem before, when i reliezed i wasnt getting my fan to come on, i thought about everything and once i bleed the system again, it fixed itself. try everything stupid you can before you start ripping apart the motor

jason_thaomoto

okay.... tell me in good details how i should bleed my system.... i mean... i hear it all the time but when i go and do it... i lose radiator fluid...

i guess my question is... what exactly does bleeding the system mean?... help me out people...i need good detailed step by step instuctions... imma rookie here... i appreciate it.. and i'm running out of posts.....thanx to everyone who has responded.

FlashTypeR

did you pump the air out of the motor after you put in the anti-freeze. If you didn't than maybe you have some trapped air inside the motor. I had the same problem after doing a b16 swap into my hatch.

Tony Starks

Sounds to me like your fan is jacked. Run it to an ignition hot wire so it runs all the time while the car is on. I had to do that. Car runs cooler than ever. Even if its not the problem, its not a bad idea.

jameskersten1

ok, first thing i did was open the bleeder on your thermostat, start pouring in the coolant into the rad and wait for fluid to come out of the bleeder, i then ran the car for a few minuted without therad cap on to make sure i got all the air out. i couldnt be missing a step in there or something but thats how i did it and it worked fine

jason_thaomoto

how do i pump the air out of the motor? by squeezing the hose by the radiator??? and what if that fails...what would be the next steps... i'm running low on posts.. actually this would be my last one.. thank you for all the responses given to me... appreciate it a lot...... any info will be very helpful!!!

Aceman64

Start the car with the radiator cap off. Let it run until you get no more bubbles in your radiator. Add fluid as needed to keep it full. Usually takes about 5-15 minutes. After no more bubbles, put the cap on, fill the res and your good to go.


-Ace

LoSt is BlaCk

didn't read the whole post but, maybe your actual guage is jacked up!

Mag00n

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Aceman64 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Start the car with the radiator cap off. Let it run until you get no more bubbles in your radiator. Add fluid as needed to keep it full. Usually takes about 5-15 minutes. After no more bubbles, put the cap on, fill the res and your good to go.


-Ace</TD></TR></TABLE>


Don't forget to turn you HEAT fan on HIGH while doing this