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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 03:01 PM
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Default ls vtec fully built motor/overheating/BB turbo water line routing?

got my car running...idle fine but car is overheating while it sits and warming up..i bleed my coolent..ect all aready but sill overheats..my question is i think i got my water line from my turbo going the wrong way?? that might be what making my motor overheat...

here how i route my water line..i got one water line going at the bottom of my rad..and the other water line going to my water hole that going into my head by the intake manifold..
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 03:06 PM
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that wouldnt cause your car to overheat... the chra puts very little heat back into the cooling system vs. the motor.

most people run a line off of the front cooling jacket plug (they make a fitting with an -an fitting machined into it) then IIRC they run it to the radiator
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 03:18 PM
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that wouldnt cause your car to overheat... the chra puts very little heat back into the cooling system vs. the motor.

most people run a line off of the front cooling jacket plug (they make a fitting with an -an fitting machined into it) then IIRC they run it to the radiator
i did that to my last motor that i boosted.. but with this motor i strip out that nut that is in front of my block...that y i had to re route it to my hole by the ITM...

plus that basemap i got was for my set up just so i can run the car b4 i go get it dyno and tune!! S300
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 05:24 PM
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whats your full setup? something else is causing your issue.
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 05:33 PM
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whats your full setup? something else is causing your issue.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/forced-induction-16/what-you-guys-think-bout-set-up-lsv-sleeved-84mm-2-0l-3028711/

now im running ID1000cc injector
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 05:36 PM
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plus it wont let me go pass 3k rpm but only idle fine when car sits...and car will die if i hit the full thorttle.... BUT ONLY CODE POP UP IS CODE11 and that from car overheating...
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 05:36 PM
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try activating radiator fan.
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 05:39 PM
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try activating radiator fan.
i jump wire on my fan switch for it to turn on at all time but still overheating..plus my fan is pulling..
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 05:42 PM
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have you checked water pump?
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by BlockierFiber1
have you checked water pump?
no i havent just cuz this motor was running when i bought it..jw but how would i fine out if my water pump is bad??
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 05:59 PM
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start the motor, take the radiator cap off... wait for the car to get up to temp and see if water moves...if it doesnt you could have a stuck thermostat or a bad thermostat... or a **** water pump.
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 06:02 PM
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yeah, what he said. but mostly are the thermostat.
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 06:09 PM
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start the motor, take the radiator cap off... wait for the car to get up to temp and see if water moves...if it doesnt you could have a stuck thermostat or a bad thermostat... or a **** water pump.
Oh yea plus when it over heat and when I turn off the car I can see my rad.. Boiling!!! Too could that be my water pump or thermostat???
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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when your car overheats... the coolant boils...
what are you running for coolant?

also, another way to see if the thermostat is open is to let the car warm up then rev it up while holding the lower radiator hose... if its really stiff and feels pressurized the thermostat is stuck and you need a new one
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when your car overheats... the coolant boils...
what are you running for coolant?

also, another way to see if the thermostat is open is to let the car warm up then rev it up while holding the lower radiator hose... if its really stiff and feels pressurized the thermostat is stuck and you need a new one
I'm using 50/50 coolant... Plus my car over heat already when the motor warm up!!! I did feel the hole when my motor is over heating n the top one very hot!!! But the lower one is warm/ not hot!! With my car over heat my fan font kick in do I'll jump my wire just do it turn on which it come on but still over heat!!
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Originally Posted by wantboost
when your car overheats... the coolant boils...
what are you running for coolant?

also, another way to see if the thermostat is open is to let the car warm up then rev it up while holding the lower radiator hose... if its really stiff and feels pressurized the thermostat is stuck and you need a new one
Yea it boil when my car overheat when I shut off my motor!!
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what kind of coolant are you running? ratio? did you use hose water or distilled water or a 50/50 premix?
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50/50 premix coolent
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50/50 premix prestone coolent
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if the top hose is hot and bottom is cold then the thermostat is stuck closed. either i has failed or there is air in the system
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 07:04 PM
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if the top hose is hot and bottom is cold then the thermostat is stuck closed. either i has failed or there is air in the system
I'll take it off and see tomorrow moring!! Hopefully it that!!! Would that make my car wont go pass 3k rpm too!!!
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what are you going to take off? theres nothing to remove to do what we are telling you to do
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 07:09 PM
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what are you going to take off? theres nothing to remove to do what we are telling you to do
i ment im gona look at my thermostat see if its stuck!!
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 07:12 PM
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you cant look at it and tell that... they dont open until they reach opening temperature...

you can pull it out, put it in a pot of water over the stove with a thermometer in the water and heat the water up and see if the thermostat opens... if the water reaches boiling point and it hasnt opened you need a new one...

but the far easier way is to do what me and dpetro said... with the car running and at operating temperature check both radiator hoses
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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OP, unless you stick the t-stat in a 200F water bath and watch for it to open, the hot/cold lower rad hose "test" is much more effective.
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