nipracw@yahoo.com wrote:
>> you haven't experienced significant coolant loss, all you really have is
>> a misfire. head gaskets on hondas are usually accompanied by coolant
>> loss and bubbling into the expansion bottle. injector cleaner has
>> nothing to do with it. suggest you do a pressure test for leakage or a
>> chemical test to see if you have hydrocarbons in the coolant. and you
>> won't usually get water in the oil in hondas because the wet liners mean
>> coolant has no access to oil passages unless the block and/or head is
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> When the problem first surfaced, I lost about half of my coolent.
> Once I stopped the car I topped it off and drove it to the garage.
> Didn't seem to run THAT hot (maybe a bit warmer than usual, but arrow
> didn't reach halfway mark, fairly cold day though). Also as noted I
> didn't really examine the coolant in the expansion bubble with the
> vehicle running, but it certainly didn't smell right...

you can't rely on the gauge for relative temps - it's non-linear. the
only readings that mean anything are cold, normal and hot. because
that's all it's designed for.

make sure the coolant is full in the radiator as well as the expansion
bottle, and monitor in use. if the gasket is leaking, you will almost
certainly get bubbles.

>
> Glad to hear the observation on not having water in my oil, seems to
> corroborate everything else. Good design choice on Honda's part I
> guess!
>