i am frustrated !! i have tried everything .. but my car is still over heating .. I replaced the thermostat, has a brand new water pump, and i just finished puting in a new radiator .. and it doesn't shoot up when i start the car. so its not the head gasket does any have an idea what it could be. its a new swap that hasn't seen day light ..
if any one could help i would appreciate it

 

check to see if you got all the air bubbles out of the coolant, after I did my swap I had the over heating problem and found out I was low on coolant, so I had to get all the air bubbles out of the system, and after a couple of days of checking the coolant and filling it up , I got out the air pockets and never overheated again

 

well you can drive around for now if you put the heater on high. it'll keep the temperature down. i dont know what your problem is. my crx doesnt even have a fan and its not over heating even if i let it sit for a while.

 

the top hose is hot and the bottom stays cool .. i need help !

 

well that means that its going into the radiator and not coming out. so no flow. see if coolant comes out of the bottom of the radiator.

 

Hey! try checking how your fan is hooked up, because I had mines hooked up backwards and instead of pulling in the air it pushed the air out and that caused my over heating problem, not enough air flow.
Put your hand behind the fan to feel it.

 

it was hooked up backward I got it fixed a about a day ago with a direct switch so theres no other thing in the way.. but my car is still messed up. It stuters when i hit 3500 and it won't let go past theat on any gear..

 

ur running in safe mode / limp mode ur throwing a major code check codes run som basic diagnostics

 

how i do check codes ..? do i need a scanner ..?? i am so lost and frustradeted thanks