Spoke to soon.
I still like honda's. :-/
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From: Gilbert, AZ
Originally Posted by v8guy
yeah, if the t-stat is sticking you could be boiling over and puking all the coolant out the overflow. It has to be going somewhere.....lets hope the engine doesn't have a bad head gasket. Your exhaust doesnt' have a sweet smell to it, does it?
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From: ...in your gf's pants
Originally Posted by darksideofjae
:wtc: The money i dump into this car just doesnt end....I hope it aint nothing that serious. I was planning on buying a transmission next week. :wtc: I might just end up buying a new engine instead :wtc:
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From: Foundry
Originally Posted by v8guy
If you need a new engine and a new transmission...you might want to think about just getting a new car.
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I still like honda's. :-/
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From: Gilbert, AZ
Originally Posted by v8guy
I'll take it out if you ask nicely.
Originally Posted by darksideofjae
i was gonna replace them both so i can get more HP. Thats the reason i got the civic.
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I had a similar problem. The temp guage started climbing quite when sitting in a drive thru, so I let the car sit in a parking lot and cool off, then drove it home. The entire time I was moving the temp guage didn't really fluctuate, but as soon as I stopped in my garage at home, it started to climb so I shut it off.
The following morning I started it up and drove straight to the dealer. Again the needle stayed halfway (normal), until I stopped at the dealer and let the car sit at idle (started to climb so I shut it off).
It turned out that the hose going from the radiator cap into the reservoir bottle wasn't seated correctly in the bottle cap, so there was a ton of fluid in the reservoir, but none of it would go back into the radiator. I think I may have pulled on it by mistake when changing my oil the day before :dunno:
The following morning I started it up and drove straight to the dealer. Again the needle stayed halfway (normal), until I stopped at the dealer and let the car sit at idle (started to climb so I shut it off).
It turned out that the hose going from the radiator cap into the reservoir bottle wasn't seated correctly in the bottle cap, so there was a ton of fluid in the reservoir, but none of it would go back into the radiator. I think I may have pulled on it by mistake when changing my oil the day before :dunno: