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Old 29 May 2006, 12:42 pm
loewent via CarKB.com
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Default Re: 99 civic EX - AC on and the heat gauge goes up

Thanks Curly,

Wouldn't the real problem be 'where is the antifreeze going'? If this is
indeed due to low coolant or air bubbles, what would cause that?

t

'Curly Q. Links' wrote:
>> Hi there,
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>> t

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>The problem is in the glove compartment. There's an unread owner's
>manual in there. Once she fills the rad to the top, and the reservoir to
>the MAX mark, she will have to do it again the next two times the engine
>is cool.
>
>There's so much air in the system that the fan switch is sitting high
>and dry when the thermostat opens. Without any coolant in the reservoir,
>the system can't displace the air it expels when the engine is HOT.
>Hopefully she hasn't cracked the HEAD.
>
>'Curly'


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