Ok so i bought a car 89 civic lx with a blown engine. the lady was drivin it daily and everythin worked. i pulled the d15b2 and looked for a new engine. i bought a d16a6 but it didnt come with the IM or the distributor so i used the dpfi manifold and dizzy. now i dropped it in and it started up after a lot of cranking, i think it was flooded.

the problem is that now my temp gauge acts like a voltmeter. hot means its usin a lot of volts. and when it pegs on the hot side the car stumbles and dies unless i keep pumpin the gas. when i turn on my headlights and ac at once the car will peg the coolant temp gauge and die. if i keep pumpin the gas i can keep it on. oh and theres a crack in the radiator. what should i look for and dont say wiring because i didnt do any. just took the harness off and put it back on.

 

Get a new radiator. When you are putting the radiator in, check your wiring (so what... I said it... sue me) and look for loose connections. There is no reason why it should be acting up like that. You might also want to pull the temp sensor off the D15 and put it on the D16. Maybe the D16 one is in bad condition and needs to be replaced.

 

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youll be hearing from my attorney . will jb weld hold radiator psi? i think its like 9 lbs right? a lot of people that had problems like this had bad grounds. theres only 2 right? thermostat and clutch cable bracket?

 

Theres one on the valve cover too. And just replace the f'n radiator don't be ghetto you'll just end up ******* yourself over in the end (warped head..etc).

 

i believe there are two sensors that use the same plug. possibly switched?

 

I JBed a radiator so I could drive it to go get a new one.
It lasted about 10 minutes and blew out. I had a big crack in the plastic end cap. They do offer an all metal radiator so if you can get one of those. PLatic caps SUCK.

 

alright guys stop worryin about the radiator ill handle it. i wanna get it running right first. today i was backin out and it died. i took the key out and the dash lights were still faintly on. pressed the brakes and the main relay clicked and the cel oil light and batt light came on. this is with the key off. where should i start lookin for the short. i only messed with the engine harness

 

had some smoke comin from the gauge cluster also. i pulled fuses and the only way the problem would stop is if i distconnected the battery