I searched and couldn't come up with anything. I have a boosted 90 integra coverted to OBD1.Today I went down to NJ to Dyno tune my car. All the way down it ran perfect and did not over heat at all. We did to good pulls on the dyno, then it threw a code 8 (TDC). We went through everything and it is the distributer. So now the car is in limp mode, the car overheated a bunch on the way back to the shop and then I had it towed home. My question is Would this code 8 cause the car to overheat?

 

headgasket perhaps?

 

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I don't think so. I am not blowing any smoke and I have 180 and 179 across the board.

 

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I don't think so. I am not blowing any smoke and I have 180 and 179 across the board.</TD></TR></TABLE>

when does the car overheat? all the time? right away? in traffic?

 

pulling up hills

 

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which equivilates to higher load.


Jump your fan switch so its on all the time and see if that helps.

if that doesn't help, its probably water pump or headgasket

 

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which equivilates to higher load.


Jump your fan switch so its on all the time and see if that helps.

if that doesn't help, its probably water pump or headgasket</TD></TR></TABLE>The guy who tuned my car said

"The retarded timing from the code causes the burn to be much slower...it puts most of the heat and combustion into the exhaust manifold which tends to heat that up so much that the because the radiator is so close, it cannot cool like it should be able to."

 

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The guy who tuned my car said

"The retarded timing from the code causes the burn to be much slower...it puts most of the heat and combustion into the exhaust manifold which tends to heat that up so much that the because the radiator is so close, it cannot cool like it should be able to."
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i got 50 cents to call "BULLSHIT" on what that guy told you!

One has nothing to do with the other. Your distributor is bad, not going to cause overheating when going up hills.

You have another problem and its most likely your water pump, thermostat, fan or headgasket.

what happened when you jumped the fan switch to put the fan on all the time. did it fix the problem or still does it???

 

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what happened when you jumped the fan switch to put the fan on all the time. did it fix the problem or still does it???</TD></TR></TABLE>

I wont have the new dizzy untill monday. I have to put that in first to drive then I will have to go from there.

The fan worked when it was overheating so I don't think it is that. The thremostat is two years old, so that could be shot.
I dont know about the water pump.
And As for the head gasket. That was my first worry. So I did a compression test and came out with 180 in the #1 & 4 cylinders and 179 in the #2 & 3
If the head gasket was bad, the numbers wouldn't be that good right?
I will keep you updated.

 

see the tdc sensor is only used for ignition timing at start up and supports the Cylinder position sensor if acting abnormal. I would change the TDC sensor in the dizzy and then address your cooling issues accordingly.

 

So i put in the new distributor and it is great no more over heating or code 8. On top of the bad distributor my DP bolts where falling out. Basically dumping HOT exhaust right on to my radiator.

 

damn that sucks, but these are issues you have to overcome when it comes it performance. I would keep your old distributor and rebuild it, take it apart and you will realize how simple it really is. This way you will have a spare dizzy

 

Yeah. I had to send back the old dizzy. thats part of the lifetime warrenty deal.