Honda Car Forum

Yesterday coming home from work in -10 C, a 26 km drive,

I was getting just cold air through the heater. I was watching the temp

guage all the way home and as I got near my home about 20 minutes in,
the temp guage on my pickup was at the red line.


Once parked in driveway, I noticed the rad pushingbubbling fluid into
the
overflow and could smell hot antifreeze.


I have noticed the past few weeks that the temp guage has been rising
but then would suddenly start to go down esp. if I turned on the heater
and it seemed unusual at the time
so I have been watching it. --yesterday was the first time, it did not
go down. I went for a little drive later that evening and this time,
the temp rose even faster -7 minute drive to move temp guage close to
red and
still no heat from heater.


I assumed/read that you would have one or the other,
that is, engine overheats so thermostat is stuck in closed position
No heat in car so thermostat is stuck in open position.


I seem to have both scenerio's going on.


Any thoughts -is it even the thermostat?
if so, I know the thermostat is relatively inexpensive? should I buy
3rd party or from dealer
and finally, how long/shop time to replace one (I am assuming one hour
or so) and is it worth trying to do it myself?

Many thanks in advance

gp wrote:
>
> Any thoughts -is it even the thermostat?
> if so, I know the thermostat is relatively inexpensive? should I buy
> 3rd party or from dealer
> and finally, how long/shop time to replace one (I am assuming one hour
> or so) and is it worth trying to do it myself?
>

I can't remember if the heater hoses bypass the thermostat. I would
make sure that the radiator is full of water without air pockets.

"gp" <gpagmail-news@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1142953341.854876.33340@i39g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com:

> Yesterday coming home from work in -10 C, a 26 km drive,
>
> I was getting just cold air through the heater.



See my reply in alt.autos.acura.

Learn to cross-post properly so all can benefit from inputs to this thread.

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gp wrote:
>
> Yesterday coming home from work in -10 C, a 26 km drive,
>
> I was getting just cold air through the heater. I was watching the temp
>
> guage all the way home and as I got near my home about 20 minutes in,
> the temp guage on my pickup was at the red line.
>
> Once parked in driveway, I noticed the rad pushingbubbling fluid into
> the
> overflow and could smell hot antifreeze.
>
> I have noticed the past few weeks that the temp guage has been rising
> but then would suddenly start to go down esp. if I turned on the heater
> and it seemed unusual at the time
> so I have been watching it. --yesterday was the first time, it did not
> go down. I went for a little drive later that evening and this time,
> the temp rose even faster -7 minute drive to move temp guage close to
> red and
> still no heat from heater.
>
> I assumed/read that you would have one or the other,
> that is, engine overheats so thermostat is stuck in closed position
> No heat in car so thermostat is stuck in open position.
>
> I seem to have both scenerio's going on.
>
> Any thoughts -is it even the thermostat?
> if so, I know the thermostat is relatively inexpensive? should I buy
> 3rd party or from dealer
> and finally, how long/shop time to replace one (I am assuming one hour
> or so) and is it worth trying to do it myself?
>
> Many thanks in advance


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Before doing the thermostat, do an experiment. Fill the rad to the top
and the reservoir to the MAX mark. Drive it for 15 minutes and let it
cool down. Later, or next morning, check how much coolant it sucked out
of the reservoir and top it up again. Do it again when you come out of
the office. Don't spill any, and look on the ground to see if there's
any leaks.

It's possible you may have damaged the engine judging by the phrase . .
.. "I have noticed the past few weeks"

Honda premix is the way to go, tap water is called HONDACIDE.

P.S. It's usually helpful to mention the make, model, year, and mileage
of the vehicle.

'Curly'

TeGGeR® wrote:

> "gp" <gpagmail-news@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:1142953341.854876.33340@i39g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com:
>
>> Yesterday coming home from work in -10 C, a 26 km drive,
>>
>> I was getting just cold air through the heater.
>
> See my reply in alt.autos.acura.
>
> Learn to cross-post properly so all can benefit from inputs to this thread.

He also posted this in the Toyota newsgroup, and has received plenty of
responses. The car in question is an old Toyota pickup.

Very sorry, I will learn to cross-post.

High Tech Misfit <me@privacy.net> wrote in
news:jbrx5w09f2jd.dlg@hightech.misfit:

> TeGGeR® wrote:
>
>> "gp" <gpagmail-news@yahoo.com> wrote in
>> news:1142953341.854876.33340@i39g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com:
>>
>>> Yesterday coming home from work in -10 C, a 26 km drive,
>>>
>>> I was getting just cold air through the heater.
>>
>> See my reply in alt.autos.acura.
>>
>> Learn to cross-post properly so all can benefit from inputs to this
>> thread.
>
> He also posted this in the Toyota newsgroup, and has received plenty
> of responses. The car in question is an old Toyota pickup.



*Which* Toyota group? And what did others say?


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"gp" <gpagmail-news@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1142981227.940851.146620@e56g2000cwe.googlegr oups.com:

> Very sorry, I will learn to cross-post.
>


And put your post in the right group. This is a HONDA group.

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"gp" <gpagmail-news@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1142981227.940851.146620@e56g2000cwe.googlegr oups.com:

> Very sorry, I will learn to cross-post.
>


And put your post in the right group. This is a HONDA group.

--
TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

It is a generic auto question as all cars have cooling systems. I think
it would be okay to see what others would choose to offer as a
constructive suggestion. So I say sorry and after your first comment
and you decide to follow up with a second comment like the 1st. Are you
a gatekeeper to this group and if so, are you suggesting that I do not
post to this group?