Changing Radiator?
Pretty straight forward:
Drain the radiator using the drain ****. Remove the upper and lower clamps and hoses , unbolt 10mm bolts holding top bracket(s) on. Pull radiator out.
Instalation is reverse of removal...
Some Hondas have a bleeder valve on the engine side opening of the upper hose. Fill the cooling system and open that valve until liquid comes out to bleed out the bubbles. Otherwise, begin filling until full, leave the cap off and start the car and let it heat up. Then once you can see the coolant flowing through the radiator neck, add more until you can't.
Drain the radiator using the drain ****. Remove the upper and lower clamps and hoses , unbolt 10mm bolts holding top bracket(s) on. Pull radiator out.
Instalation is reverse of removal...
Some Hondas have a bleeder valve on the engine side opening of the upper hose. Fill the cooling system and open that valve until liquid comes out to bleed out the bubbles. Otherwise, begin filling until full, leave the cap off and start the car and let it heat up. Then once you can see the coolant flowing through the radiator neck, add more until you can't.
I don't believe that, I just drained my fluid and replaced my old radiator with the new one without a single problem. I have a boosted hatch so i know the car generates a lot of heat. But if you are still concerned about the flushing of the radiator, you can always pick up a little kit at autozone or kragen.
I don't know about blowing up, but if you don't bleed your cooling system you will get air trapped in your cooling system. This can cause hot spots, and lots of other problems leading to overheating.
The key is to run the engine until the fan comes on twice. This makes sure the thermostat is open and that the possible air trapped has been purged from the system. Be sure to leave the Heater Blower motor off and the tempertaure control in the Hot posistion. It's not rocket science.
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also you should keep the rad cap off while your running it to trip the fan this will allow any air bubbles to escape out the fill hole instead of being forced back through the engine repeatedly...
And as far as draining the fluid in the block you just need to open the bleed valve it's probobly near the TB... and it's worth it..
Also be SURE you use NOTHING but distilled water... once minerals from tap water get in there it's only a matter of time before they start to deteriorate the internals of your cooling system. Also I'd suggest using stock honda coolant.. you can use SOME aftermarket kinds but the hassle of figuring out which ones far out weighs the benifits of using an aftermarket coolant.
And as far as draining the fluid in the block you just need to open the bleed valve it's probobly near the TB... and it's worth it..
Also be SURE you use NOTHING but distilled water... once minerals from tap water get in there it's only a matter of time before they start to deteriorate the internals of your cooling system. Also I'd suggest using stock honda coolant.. you can use SOME aftermarket kinds but the hassle of figuring out which ones far out weighs the benifits of using an aftermarket coolant.
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Aug 22, 2002 02:11 PM






