"Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpster@GrumpyvilleNOT.com> wrote
> Elle wrote:
>> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpster@GrumpyvilleNOT.com> wrote
>> JT, what "el cheapo block seal treatment" product did you
>> use?
>>
>
>
> CRC/KDS which is available at most autopart stores for
> under $10.
>
> Follow directions except I doubled the running time and
> drying time.
> And my car had bubbles in the coolant. I had problems
> after with
> lowering coolant levels (air in the closed system) but
> that was due to a
> crack in the elbow of the coolant recovery tank. JB Kwik
> Weld took care
> of that and the system works perfectly now maintaining the
> coolant level
> at exactly the "full" mark on the tank.

Okay.

> Overheating can also result from stuck thermostats or
> failing waterpump
> though these are not typical on Hondas.

Right, but with the loss of coolant, ISTM she's looking at a
cylinder head cooling system breach.

The water pump was changed just a few months ago, during a
timing belt job.

Air purges have also been done. She with the shops has been
topping off the system as needed. Yet it won't stop
overheating every so often.

> If no bubbles in the coolant, I would not suspect the need
> for block
> seal. A clean system seems to be the need here...

I will see when she last had a coolant change. Thanks for
the input.