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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 01:30 PM
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What thermostat do I use for H23a vtec?

I just got an 2000 honda prelude but it looks smaller
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 07:04 PM
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It should just use a regular H22 one if I'm not mistaken. As long as the seals the same diameter.
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 09:53 PM
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Do you think you could help me with my temp gauge wiring?


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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 01:18 AM
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What about it ?
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 09:17 AM
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well I have an aftermarket temp gauge now and we hooked it directly to battery and it reads hot all the time.


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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 08:24 AM
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Replace the coolant temp sender on the head then plug it to that. If you ground the wire, it'll jump to red. How many wires are there for your aftermarket temp gauge?
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 01:15 PM
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3 Negative, Postitive, and sender which plugs to sensor
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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I have the PCB ecu too and my gauge doesn't work with it and I can't find the pinouts for the damn ecu but when I plug my old f23a1 ecu in the gauge works
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