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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 09:59 AM
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I have a 1996 Honda Civic Dx, and it over heats, i've changed the head gasket, radiator cap, thermostat, and when it over heats there's like hot air blowing from the radiator into the over flow reservoir and sometimes you can see antifreeze coming out the radiator's top seems...Do you think i just need a new radiator? any ideas help
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 10:05 AM
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did you bleed out the system? if not, google "bleeding Honda coolant system"
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 10:17 AM
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ya i bleed it a few times, i cleared out the heatercore a few times too
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 04:05 PM
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Possibly a warped head.
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 04:55 PM
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If the coolant is seeping out from around the top of the radiator, you meed a new one tjey are like 40 on ebay, but it sounds like you might have bigger issues
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 10:38 PM
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I'm buying a new radiator,a good radiator cap,a radiator overflow tank soon and hope that helps,because regardless I know I need a new one
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 10:39 PM
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Is there anyways to check??
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Possibly a warped head.
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Old Aug 2, 2013 | 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by raider1qaz
I have a 1996 Honda Civic Dx, and it over heats, i've changed the head gasket, radiator cap, thermostat, and when it over heats there's like hot air blowing from the radiator into the over flow reservoir and sometimes you can see antifreeze coming out the radiator's top seems...Do you think i just need a new radiator? any ideas help
My guess is the hot air that is over-pressurizing your cooling system is combustion gas that is a result of a leaking headgasket, or cracked casting (head or block). Please provide more details on what was involved with the headgasket change.
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Old Aug 2, 2013 | 09:07 AM
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we i just got a new head gasket and changed it, i now heard that you have to have it welded?
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