Thanks to Dave @ R&D for the Spoon thermostat. He is a good guy. i dont care what everyone else says!

I went ahead and installed it tonight. I have never done this before. Took me around 2 hours. I had to take off some stuff i didn't think i would have to take off (intake, dist cap, strut bar). The two bolts that hold the housing on where the thermostat sits were hard to get to. Oh well i put in some Water Wetter along with tap water and mixed a bit of Honda coolant to keep things lubricated. We'll see how everything holds up for the upcoming lapping sessions.

mike

 

for doing it yourself...

 

The Honda coolant I bought was pre-mixed...are you sure you were supposed to add water? And I think distilled water is best...

 

One version is pre-mixed the other is concentrate. I'm pretty sure Type 1 is concentrate and Type 2 is pre-mix.

Sam

 

Well i was going to do a full coolant flush but didn't have the time. I was planning on running a hose and flushing everything out the right way. I only had time to drain the radiator. I added a little Water Wetter at first then some water, then more Watter Wetter and mixed a little coolant with the water.

On a side note i am not sure that distilled water is better than tap water? Never heard of this.

Mike

 

Tap water can cause rust and corrosion

 

hmmm...i was told my Mike K at Naples Acura that he used tap water if i remember correctly. So u think i should change to distilled water instead?

Mike

 

Distilled water is free of any minerals which might calcify inside your radiator. Either that, or I am totally in need of a vacation!

 

You should use distilled because it doesn't have the chemicals and minerals that can build up inside the radiator.

 

gotcha guys. I am going to Acura tomorrow and get some coolant and mix it with distilled water

Mike