daveref@yahoo.com (Dave Wolgast) spake unto the masses in
news:d8fd06fa.0405130439.630dc6bb@posting.google.c om:

> 96 Accord LX, 2.2L 4cyl engine, ~199,000 miles.
>
> When the car is started, idles, & warms up, temperature gauge settles
> at about 35-40% (between blue-line and red-line). As I drive at
> normal local speeds ~45mph, temp stays between 35-50%. At highway
> speeds (top gear, ~3200rpm), needle gradually moves upward, reaching
> 75-95%. The cooling fan does come on occasionally. Also, I am not
> getting any heat out of the heater, even when turned all the way to
> hot, though I could when I first experienced the problem, and that
> immediately dropped the temp below 50%.




*Every* symptom suggests a clogged rad.

With the engine COOL, take off the rad cap and peek inside. Are the tubes
covered with whitish deposits? Oh, you CAN'T see the tubes because the
fluid is too murky? Oops. Bad maintenance.

Either you haven't been changing your fluid regularly or you're using
silicated coolant.

Drive the car until completely warm. Run your hand around the rad surface.
It should be uniformly hot all over, and both big hoses should be hot as
well.

If not, replace the rad. And start changing your coolant every second year,
with OEM if possible, and if not, with the non-silicate stuff and
_distilled_ water.

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