About 6 months ago I purchased a '94 Del Sol VTEC. Since then, it's overheated a couple times. I'm a little puzzled because there hasnt been any obvious signs mechanical wear; It doesnt blow any smoke, it's only overheated twice in 6 months of driving. I can do 3000 miles of hard driving on 10-30 oil and not lose a drop of oil. It's impressive. The overheating worries me, though. The first time I thought it was a fluke, but now, I'm not so sure. I wasn't really doing any crazy driving when it overheated, so, I just don't know........... Both times this problem occurred I flushed the radiator for like 30 minutes, so I'm pretty sure it's not a sludge build up in the block. it has 40,000 miles on it.

Thanks in advance,
Matt




[Modified by VR6T, 12:27 AM 12/13/2002]

 

I had the same problem with mine when I moved from minnesota to the deep south ... it started overheating .... I never got to figure out the problem .. the radiator exploded;.... now i have a fluidyne and havent had a problem sence .. I also run water + water wetter and flush it every 6 months or so GL !

 

try t check thermostat, thermoswitch, timing belt, water pump and auxiliary fan. HTH!

 

or you could ghetto rig it and have the fan always on. but replace the thermostat, those are notorious for going out on hondas. they go out, and stay shut, so coolant is not circulating.

 

U sure your fan kicks in?

 

The motor takes an extremely long time to warm up, too. We're talking like 8-12 minutes of normal driving until the needle comes off the C (cold).. I know this is unusual, so I think the thermostat may be stuck at the half way point.. what do you think?

 

replace thermostat