h22 in a 92 civic
my car overheats periodically like i have a slow leak somewhere. i cannot find it!.
it happens about once a month i find coolant all over the driverside block and ac.
Im getting really pissed because i dont understand where it could be coming from.
everything else is dry!!! the only thing remotely around there is the water pump but it cant shoot from the back of the block to the front.

I dont think its the head gasket cause i havent seen any mixture.
although i have been getting some smoke out of the tailpipe. i figured its regular.

any suggestions.

 

have you pressure checked it?

 

not yet,. my mechanic is acting gay.
i told him to do that and he said no lets fill it back up and come back in a week.
im about to kick his ***.
anyway i did notice some green hue in the tailpipe.
im goign to see whats up tommorow.

 

update!!!!

it appears that the guy who sold me this motor know about this becasue there is some sort of bondo or jbweld on the block. i thought it was just on there for no reason.
apparently there is a crack in the block which he conviently forgot to tell me about.
now it has sprung a leak (probably due to the cold weather).

so do you think i shoudl just patch it back up with more jb weld?

or just sell the car?

i spent too much on this project anyway

it is located underneath the header.

 

You should go to the guy you bought
the motor from, and take the block upside his head.
Tell him about it and a) try to get your money back or,
b) get him to replace it for you.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bgcrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You should go to the guy you bought
the motor from, and take the block upside his head.
Tell him about it and a) try to get your money back or,
b) get him to replace it for you.</TD></TR></TABLE>

amen

 

that sucks. you can weld the block back together

 

if the block has a crack - i think it's over...

just sell it.

 

Go back to the guy.

 

it would have been good if you would have made your title

'overheating is really gettin me hot'

 

well i dont think hes gonna take it back?
i never even met him. i bought it through a friend of a friend.
anyhow. ive been driving and racing the car like this for about 4 months with no issues. do you think i could get it welded or something.

I should have known something was up when he sold me the whole h22 swap for 800 dollars(motor/tranny)

 

If it came with axles and mounts, you got a hell of a deal.

 

wow. you got a deal.
Go get an h23 block and throw it in. Cheap as hell, bolts in, more displacement. End of story.
If you can't find one for under $300, you're retarded. lol You should be able to find a shortblock for like $200 or less. Get a head gasket and some fluids and you're done.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bakeoff &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wow. you got a deal.
Go get an h23 block and throw it in. Cheap as hell, bolts in, more displacement. End of story.
If you can't find one for under $300, you're retarded. lol You should be able to find a shortblock for like $200 or less. Get a head gasket and some fluids and you're done.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i would agree, hell since you 1/2 way there, might as well do a rebuild.

 

well i just came from strauss.
im gonna give the the jb weld a shot.

if that doesent work out im gonna sell this car.
too much hassle!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by djsire &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well i just came from strauss.
im gonna give the the jb weld a shot.

if that doesent work out im gonna sell this car.
too much hassle!</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

let the car warm up and lift the overflow tube out of the bottle enough to see any bubbling- had this same problem on 00 Si

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by djsire &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well i just came from strauss.
im gonna give the the jb weld a shot.

if that doesent work out im gonna sell this car.
too much hassle!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Don't pass your headache to someone else, get the block magnafluxed and find all the cracks in the block.

 

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Don't pass your headache to someone else, get the block magnafluxed and find all the cracks in the block.</TD></TR></TABLE>

haha yo i just lost my job son. magan flux is definelty not happening. and noone in new york ****** welds aluminum what the hell!

 

are all hoses connected and sealed?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Go_Race_Your_Self &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are all hoses connected and sealed?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Its coming form the block right under the header.
there are NO hoses or seals to look at.

 

give me the guys address. ill break n and steal some **** for you. money blah blah hope you get it fixed.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by djsire &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">and noone in new york ****** welds aluminum what the hell!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Of course there are welders in NY who will work with aluminium. You obviously haven't searched very hard.

 

well the 7 repair places i checked said to go to the junkyard or that the dont know anyone.

how about you point me in the right direction instead of telling me i diditn search.
thanks you very much

 

gl man...id say just replace the block