Originally Posted by loweredcustoms
ok i bought a 89 civic about 7 months ago and in the beginning the thermostat guage only read 1/4 of the way up and at the end of winter the warmer it got out the gauge will go up about 3/4 of the way up about 2 months ago the head gasket blew and i redid the headgasket and it was still running hot so i re wired the fan and put it on a switch so i can control it i replaced all hoses and the thermostat and it was still getting hot so then i flushed the radiator system and its still hot can someone help me im lost and dont know what to do?
if you had a head blown gasket, did you have the head re -shave? most of the time when you get a blown headgasket the head will warp. also check your water pump if it's doing his job.