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bbqnc1
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Aug 15, 2009, 6:43 AM

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1997 Honda Civic Running Hot Sign In

1997 Honda Civic EX, 1.6L, 179k Mileage
The top radiator hose split and shot coolant all over and I caught this before overheating. Prior to this happening my engine has been fine and cool. I replaced the hose and filled the res tank with coolant with a 50/50 coolant\Water mixture as I was told to do. Now the car is running hot and I shut down the car before it over heats. Any advice? Thank you.


Hammer Time
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Aug 15, 2009, 7:06 AM

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Re: 1997 Honda Civic Running Hot Sign In

You probably don't have all the air bled out of the system yet.

Fill the radiator to the top and put the cap back on. Run the engine until the thermostat opens and the top hose gets hot. Shut it off and let it cool all the way down and refill it again. Run the engine untill the fan cycles twice and cool it down again. Check the level one more time and you should be good.



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Aug 15, 2009, 8:38 AM

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Re: 1997 Honda Civic Running Hot Sign In

The problem was solved. Thank you for your advice.


Hammer Time
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Aug 15, 2009, 8:40 AM

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Re: 1997 Honda Civic Running Hot Sign In

Gladf you got it fixed. Thanks for report back.



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