Hey guys yesterday "my birthday" my car decided it wanted to over heat i pulled over immediately there was no smoke or steam yet just the gauge reading hot my resivor was empty meaning i had a leak somewhere found a little hole luckily i broke down in front of auto zone so i replaced the hose put fluid started the car drove down the road "read normal temperature" get to the daycare to pick up my son car wouldn't start like battery was dead adjusted the positive terminal and it started right up went to pick my brother all is fine i pull up and forgot to put car in neutral "was in third" and it stalled out so i just went inside played it off picked him up got back car wouldn't start at all no clicking from starter no turning over just silence lights and radio come on but nothing else so we tried push start forward no prevail lol then we push started backwards put it in reverse and popped the clutch and it started right up started to drive to drop my brother off maybe 5 minutes down the road and the car is back on hot "no steam or leak full of fluid" so i said enough had it towed to my house car will not start like before no noises nothing and trying to figure out why car is over heating and wont start on the floor board i found 2 clips i know 1 goes on the clutch but the other??? and still what about the over heating i can provide pictures or videos my car info is its a 2000 Honda civic dx i just put a new engine, tranny, clutch,clutch bleeder,radiator, distributor and ign coil, air intake, catback exhaust headers to muffler, spark plugs, spark plug wires, oil change, ???? all done in the last 2 months any help would be appreciated

 

Solved one problem why the car wasn't starting i just bypassed the clutch safety switch now starts right up but now i want to solve the overheating i would think maybe the thermostat is bad but its weird when it says its running almost all the way hot i open the hood and the top radiator hose is really swollen for an hour or two then it goes back down so maybe a blockage?

 

the hose is swollen? replace the rad cap with a genuine honda one, then go from there.

only use honda parts or you will regret it later

 

If the rad hose is swelling, you need to replace that as well. It shouldn't do that.

Also, do yourself a favor and rent/buy a leakdown tester. Follow this thread on how to use it - ** How To - Leakdown Test **

 

i have a aluminum radiator and cap and i replaced the top radiator hose this morning drove it around for about 20 minutes and noticed the fans never kicked on and also car was normal temperature the whole time

 

i noticed there is the little switch in the thermostat housing i unplugged the plug and put a paperclip in each end then started the car and the fan ran does this mean maybe the switch is bad or should i still put a new thermostat and then bypass the switch to constant run the fan i mean just a temporary fix i plan on selling the can next month