drchulo4u183

i need help ... i have an eg 4 door ...
had an ls swap not too long ago blew and i put another one
from an automatic . it was healthy ...

so once i put it on starts to overheat the 2 hoses top and bottom
got changed from radiator ..i put a racing radiator ..
waterpump got changed and also the thrmostat and fan is direct
so when u i start the car the fan goes on ....

the car overheats when it wants .. i noticed when i put the heater
on full blast it cools down ... i also got air outta the system already ...
took it to 2 or 3 mechanics and they dont know what it could be ...

it's a da motor stock

Green Crack

When it starts to over heat is both the upper and lower hoses hot?

drchulo4u183

yea i checked the other day stoped and touched grabbed em to c for pressure and yea they was hot

Green Crack

Do you smell coolant burning out the exhaust pipe?

drchulo4u183

no..............

Green Crack

Have you or the mechanics you took it to, do a leak down test?

drchulo4u183

no leak down test

Green Crack

I would do one just to make sure it isn't the head gasket.

white_ej6

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drchulo4u183

any other suggestion ppl

naidoona

Hi Just a quick question. i've been having heating problems but it's of a different origin. The radiator fan does not come on at all...Just the other day i drove it and it started heating whilst drive in traffic. What could be the problem. I know for sure that the fan still works because i jumped it directly to the 12v battery and it worked. i also jumped the thermostat swtich connector. But seems like that's not the problem either. where else can i check? are there fuses/relay swtiches in the fuse box i can check up on? if so, which fuses do i look for; some same "cooling fan", "heater motor", i'm not sure which refers to what. Can you assist, i'd appreciate it. P.S it's a Honda Ballade luxline 160i 1997

ricky00

probably a blown fuse just check under ur dash on the drive side u should see a fuse box just locate the fuse.. it overheated because ur fan wasnt working.. it happen to before...

ricky00

to drchulo4u183

check ur sparkplugs and smell them.. u can kinda smell water on it and look at how the spark plugs are burning.. it happen to me before and i found it was the head gasket.. do u see white smoke comming out of ur tail pipe too?? check to see if u have any loss of water/coolant in ur radiator.. if u do it could either be a bad radiator or blown head gasket, or there a leak somewhere on ur hoses

naidoona

wait a second.....there's two fuse compartments, 1 which is inside the car where all the footpedals are and one which is in front close to the battery....under the hood...which should i check...and which fuse should i change...?

ricky00

check the one under the dash there should be a fuse diagram too just look at the diagram for the radiator fan fuse it should have like a 7.5a or 10a on it than look for it on teh fuse compartment

naidoona

oh ok you did say under "the dash"....will check that thanks.....

ricky00

yup check to see if teh fuse is blown.. if it is than replace with a 10a and it should be fine

naidoona

also having a problem with the aircon system.....it doesnt work.....it's not something mechanical...that i know.....but when i turning the fan on that doesnt come on as well.....and the indication lights on the dash dont work......could this be a fuse problem as well?

ricky00

that idk lol!!! cant help u on that

naidoona

ok thanks buddy

naidoona

ironicaly enough.....i managed to get the aircon system working....lol but not the radiator fan....i figured i had the fuse for the aircon in the wrong place....hw that fuse compartment doesnt seem to have any naming i can associate with the radiator fan.....i have the diagram here in front of me....and some of the fuse names are as follows..."SRS(10A); heater a/c relay(7.5A); RR DEF RELAY(7.5A); METER(7.5);Keyless(7.5A)...." nothing to do with radiator fan fuse....

ricky00

it should be 7.5a and says: rr def rly, heater motor rly, cooling fan motor relay

naidoona

rr def rly....i see that in the compartment under the dash....the heater motor rly, and cooling fan motor fuses are in the front bonnet section under the hood.

ricky00

oo cause i have a 93 si and under the dash.. u never told me what kinda car u had so i assume u had an obd1 lol so did u get to work again though?

naidoona

no i tried swopping the fuses around and stuff.....wil have a look at it more closely tomorrow tho. thanks allot