Tuesday, October 25, 2011

96 Honda ex over heating problem?

i changed my headgasket and got the head milled...also changed the thermistat .... and i am still over heating... their is a lot of presser in the radiator hoses.. does any one know the promblem?
96 Honda ex over heating problem?
i would say first check your water pump, then check the clutch on your fan
96 Honda ex over heating problem?
it's thermostat...and take it to someone who knows what they're doing and have it looked it.
The coolant pasages in the block might be clogeed
did you bleed the air outa the bleeder valve which is by the throttle body...you may have air lock... does it overheat when AC is on vs off? the upper radiator hose always has a ton of pressure. also replace/check the rad cap.. i have a 95 accord with 256K miles so am familiar with it. also check superhonda.com FORUM
with the work you have performed, the only conclusion is the radiator is not circulating. You can try a flush, if that doesnt work with the pressure you experience, the go to a junk yard and get another radiator. Though used, they do have areurn policy and are much cheaper than new.
Well start with the basics. Are your cooling fans working? and is the thermistat you put in working and put in the correct way? After that its time for the next leve of trouble shooting... and that means you could have a cracked head or the head gasket wasn't but on proberly.



You can start by seeing if you get a smell of antifreeze from the exhaust pipe (bad thing). You should also look in the overflow tank of the car. Make sure its at least half full of water and then look for bubbles while the car is running (if you see them its bad).



If either of the above happened then you either have a crack in the head or the gasket wasn't put on properly. You can take the head off again and look for any signs of water leaking past the gasket. If that looks fine then have your head x-rayed, sometimes the head wasn't just warped sometimes its got a crack that isn't easily seen.
You could have the wrong hoses if those were replaced at one point.

Check your coolant hoses and resevoir to make sure it is free of holes.

you can check out the honda website too, for a honda dealership nearest to you, they may be able to troubleshoot the problem for free.
water pump-change the timing belt while ur at it



--good luck

No comments:

Post a Comment