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Modified by carbing'ed at 8:31 PM 1/26/2005

 

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could this be that i need a new thermostat?</TD></TR></TABLE>

That or you have air bubbles in your coolant system.

 

really? i mean it only does this when i drive around... when i stay still, the needle climbs up again

 

Could be your thermostat getting stuck open.

 

had the exact same problem with mine.. it was the thermostat....

 

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That or you have air bubbles in your coolant system.</TD></TR></TABLE>

im pretty sure that if you have air bubbles, it would cause the car to over heat before it would cause the car to cool down.

 

thermostat, I just did this job like 4 days ago, car would cool off as I Drove and got worse if the heat was on, new thermo, new heat

 

definetly,the thermostat!

 

so for sure 100% the thermostat?

 

noob question: how hard is the job of replacing? also how much would it cost to replace AND to have someone do the work?

 

yeah i'd like to know that too haha

 

The thermostat is easy to replace. It is only held in by a couple bolts. 10 minute job.

 

like this?

 

my engine is the opposite it warms up too quick... if its 32 degrees outside, it will literally take 1 minute to warm up to normal temperature... but it never goes higher than that... everyone i had check out my engine said it shouldnt get that hot so quick... but it never overheats... it just warms up to operating temperature real quick... which is nice

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by carbing’ed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">like this?

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yeah that's it, just remove the #14 bolts and the lower hose and also clean the gasket off and that it. BTW it's common sense to bleed the system but you knew that.

 

yeah i knew that haha, and i can get a new one at any dealer right?

 

check hondaautomotiveparts.com If you change it yourself, make sure to get all the air out of the system.

 

lol...

it's not such a big deal. goto autozone and drop $5 to get a new one.

don't forget the $.50 gasket and $2.50 gasket sealant too. (high temp)


it's not that hard to replace, i'm sure the thermo is around your lower radiator hose.
it should fix your warm up and engine temperature problems.

you're going to have to flush your coolant system when you replace it as well.

good luck.