installed my new radiator today, after driving around for about 5mins i noticed smoked coming from under the hood... both hoses were on tight so is it the radiator that was messed up? at first it didnt drip but a drop and after 5 mins of driving, in which i hit full boost once or twice and the rest was just regular driving. the temp needle only reached the half way point before i got my car home and turned it off.

i didnt bleed all the air out of the cooling system, does that seem like the result, of what i mentioned above? could i have f*cked anything up?

i thought i blew a head gasket or something but the overfill bottle is the same and theres no oil in it or anything, so if i just bleed the air out will it be ok? or what can i check for to see if anything is messed up

 

You most likely just spilled come coolant and its burning off since it didnt over heat.

 

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this is his freind- it just keeps dripping... someone posted this in the civic forum

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostedcivicsir &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there may be a coating on the rad that is burning off, also if you may have overflowed a little that may be burning off as well. let it run in the driveway and see if it persists.</TD></TR></TABLE>

so your saying its normal for this when installing a new rad? what do u mean a coating that is burning off, i just came over and the fluid was like all over the fan and radiator. it just keeps leaking now. it will run fine and not leak for like a min but then it starts to sound/look like someone purging there nitrous system

 

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this is his freind- it just keeps dripping... someone posted this in the civic forum

so your saying its normal for this when installing a new rad? what do u mean a coating that is burning off, i just came over and the fluid was like all over the fan and radiator. it just keeps leaking now. it will run fine and not leak for like a min but then it starts to sound/look like someone purging there nitrous system</TD></TR></TABLE>

Then there has to be a leak espicially if you hear it pissing out

 

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Then there has to be a leak espicially if you hear it pissing out</TD></TR></TABLE>

leak or hole?

 

Could be either or you have to look.

 

do i have to redo it since the fans didnt turn on? how do u know if the thermostat opens/turns on?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fafsa &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do i have to redo it since the fans didnt turn on? how do u know if the thermostat opens/turns on?</TD></TR></TABLE>

1st thing to NEED to do asap is make sure you pluged both fans back in.

 

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1st thing to NEED to do asap is make sure you pluged both fans back in.</TD></TR></TABLE>

major detail....i for got to plug my condensor fan back and i blew the hg . how high did the temp go up?

 

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major detail....i for got to plug my condensor fan back and i blew the hg . how high did the temp go up?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i only have one fan, since i have no a/c. and no condensor. the temp never went passed the halfway point.

 

You need to find out where it is leaking from. Since you say it didn't overheat then is the fan turning on? If you open the rad cap are you low on coolant? Make sure the hoses are tight, the fan is pluged in, and if you can pressure test the rad cap, and cooling system.(or just buy a new cap).