Just bought 89 civic 4dr

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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 05:07 AM
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well i bought the car for 700 running but it started to over heat after i bought it 30 min later i try to return it but the guy says no , so i thought that the thermostat was stuck so i take it out and it looks fawked up like rusted closed so i just leave it out and drive the car home i drove the car for like two hours and the temperature stayed cool , so i was right about the thermostat messed up but when i was coming home and i parked the car i heard like a noise and like i popped the hood and the little bottle that hold the extra coolant was bubbling , someone told me that i have alot of air in my radiator and my fan wasnt turning on so anyone else have this problem
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 07:14 AM
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Sounds like you might have had the wrong coolant/water mix. If you have too much water (or only water) then the water may begin to boil out like it did with your car. It's "normal" in that manner so don't really worry about it.

You DO need to flush that system out really well, replace the thermostat, and get some good clean fresh coolant/water in there. Running without a thermostat is actually a bad thing. When you come to stop lights or a drive-thru or something, the engine will overheat in warmer outside temps. The fluids will be passing through the radiator too quickly to cool down properly.
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