k i just got this car its a 91 civic Si with a ZC swap and just got it running today after taking off all the turbo accesories it had on it and well.... my engine light is on and after having it running for about 30 min it started leaking coolant out of the overfill tank it was squirting out steam from the tip with alot of air? could that just be because it could of had too much coolant in it? next ? my gauges dont work after pulling off the one it came wit(cluster) and put in a DX one the speedometer dosnt work my temp well basically everything but it looked like my gas gauge worked sorta!!!!! keep in mind the kid i got it from tried doing all this electrical stuff he had no idea about so now everything is all fucked up on it (electrical problems) can anyone help me with anything that i have complained about? ..................Oh and also on my front right tire/lug nuts there is one that is stuck on there it never stops spining and the other thing with the threadd is all stripped to ship what should i do SOMEONE HELP ASAP THANKS FOR WHOEVER REPLYS TO THIS?

 

im not sure about the coolant. maybe too much? but the speedo is told the speed by a cable. maybe you didn't hook the the cable up to the cluster or it isn't hooked up at the tranny. did you let the car warm up before you checked to see if the temp gauge was working? also if you have steelies on your car then all you have to do is cut and break of the nut and stud then go to advance and get a $2 stud to replaece the one you cut. if not you can use the kit made for your situation. then we will go from there. let me know how it goes.

-nick

 

yeah i let the car warm up and everything! and where is that plug for the tranny so i can make sure its plugged in? and my side blinkers dont work now also? anyone know any tricks or stuff i should do too make my engine light go off

 

what codes do you have?
if the motor is pushing the coolant out of the radiador sounds like head gasket to me
keep the Si cluster
for the temp gauge check your coolant temp sensor under the distributor
for the speedometer check to see if the cable for the vss is plugged in

 

well about the coolant problem ah.... when the car was first purchased by my friend he drove it to his and had no problems with any leaking coolant but then my smart *** took the cap off before i started the car and it looked like there wasnt enough coolant so i filled up the radiator and the overfill tank with coolant/water 50/50 and ya i think thats what made it leak out ........ ssound right to you

 

anyone any more HELP