A friend of mine had a Triumph that overheated regularly. The problem went
away when he changed the oil!
Dan
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"Tegger®" (teggeratistopdotcom@changetheobvious.invalid) writes:
> "Eric" <ewong1@email.mot.com> spake unto the masses in
> news:ca813o$ca8$1@newshost.mot.com:
>
>> My 1991 Accord is acting overheating problem over 40 MPH. The
>> temperature gauge rises to almost red indicator at highway speed, over
>> 55MPH. I already changed the thermostat and bleed the coolant air
>> bubbles. The symptom happens at hot environment; I notice the coolant
>> boiling in the reservoir with many bubbles and create a very high
>> pressure to push the coolant out of reservoir. I am wondering can
>> anyone suggest the solution to solve this problem.
>>
>
>
>
> Sounds suspiciously like a failed head gasket.
>
> When you make sure the rad AND the reservoir are at the proper level,
> afterwards does the rad go down and the reservoir go up?
>
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