hello everybody,

my name is chris and i have a 1993 Honda Accord Special Edition. it was given to me for free but had an overheating issue. i patched a small hole in the radiator and purchased a new thermostat.
i drove around and still overheated. to see if the thermostat was the culprit, i just took the thermostat out and drove her around again. this seemed to do the trick but i overheated at idle.
***here is the weird part: if i rev the engine (at a complete stop), the temp goes down.
so to keep from overheating at a long stop light, i just stick her in nuetral and rev until the temp comes down.
....so how do i fix this little issue?

chris

ps: i have owned and fixed aircooled volkswagens. this is my first watercooled "project" car.

 

I'd say replace the waterpump and see if that helps you out. Is your fan working properly?

 

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get a new radiator,water pump, coolant hoses, and fan and u should most deff be good

 

is your cooling fan comming on ? if not their could be a few things wrong like a possiable fan switch or a fan timer.
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for the inexperienced guys here.
if he is giving it gas and it cools then the water pump is working.
i read a lot of post and see so much wrong info been giving out it's so damm funny
if your not sure what the problem is then please dont give out incorrect info.