There was a hole in one of my hoses and it caused the car do gulp coolant and overheat. Well, I replaced the hose and poured an entire jug of Honda's coolant in the radiator and it still gets really hot when just sitting. WTF?
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It is normal temp. when driving at moderate speeds.

 

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Could it be a bad thermostat? If so, what temp does the thermo. turn the fans on?

 

did you flush bubbles out properly after refill?

 

you need to bleed your system. do this ; warm your car find the bleeder value right past the dist. (looks like the bleeder thats on your breaks you will see a hose going into it) after its good and warm open with a 10 mm socket and ext. (i think its 10mm ) n e way do that bout 2 or 3 times and you should have removed any air thats trapped,,,,,,,,jt

 

one more thing just take your thermo out unless you live in the snow

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ludeing1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">one more thing just take your thermo out unless you live in the snow</TD></TR></TABLE>permanently removing your t-stat will cause your engine to take a longer time to reach normal operating temperature, thus decreasing its efficiency and gas mileage. Removing the thermostat is about as intelligent as removing your o2 sensors...

However, if you live in the philippines, then nevermind, as ambient temperatures in the sun throughout the year are quite high...

 

well i live in a climate thats not to harsh and i have no problem with my car warming up, but then again i've had less problems with overheating so it doesnt really matter unless you live in a really cold enviroment. as for gas mileage and efficiency?? are you kidding me? staying out of vtec will save you more then doing this + for someone thats looking for gas mileage and effciency forget about modifying your engine for power even if its said a cold air intake will give you better gas economy thats rubbish, your computer has to conpensate for the airflow adding more fuel, if it didnt you would run leaner, so in return if gas efficiency is your biggest concern go buy a insight or go hybrid. if you werent intrested in speed and or custom then you ultimetly wouldnt be at this site reading about boost, swapping engines, adding cams, racing, ect...

 

yeah but when you car is cold ie warming up it is running in cold start mode. if you take out your thermostat it takes longer to heat up and longer to get out of cold start mode.

when you are in cold start mode your car uses a a lot more fuel but doesn't necessarily give you more power.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kulrevon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah but when you car is cold ie warming up it is running in cold start mode. if you take out your thermostat it takes longer to heat up and longer to get out of cold start mode.

when you are in cold start mode your car uses a a lot more fuel but doesn't necessarily give you more power. </TD></TR></TABLE>Exactly.....

 

I fixed the problem but I think I'll leave in my thermostat. What temp. does it kick on?

 

170 or 180 depending on which you buy if its not oem. it can be others but these a readily availible at autopartsstores.

what did your problem end up being?

 

cold start mode huh.. what exactly happens in cold start mode?

 

I think there was some air in the system. I reflushed the system and made sure ALL the air bubbles were gone and it has been good since

 

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Yep, always bleed anytime you do anything that involves the cooling system.