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#348 of 412 no spark after overheating 77 accord by bgortz Jun 23, 2008 (7:20 am)
stopped while running in driveway. was hot at time. now no spark. tried coil, cap, points check. nothing works. getting current to coil and no spark. is there some kind of reset for the engine?
#349 of 412 Re: 1988 Honda Accord LX [hondagirl5] by rodominski Jun 25, 2008 (12:08 pm)
Replying to: hondagirl5 (Jan 29, 2006 10:41 am) if its not your clutch slipping. it come most def. be your idle screw. when i first got my 89. it popped out one day im guessing and it only acted up every once and awhile. check it. simple little thing
#350 of 412 1989 Honda intermittent cooling problem. by adams135 Jul 25, 2008 (10:43 am)
I have a 1989 Honda Accord Ex with an intermittent cooling problem.   Gage .. generally stays the halfway mark but out of the blue starts climbing to HOT .. may be hot foe 15 seconds then back down below the halfway mark on the temp gage .. then go back up .. after a while goes up and stays up at HOT.   Fan runs when AC is on (but car still runs hot even when fans are on)… does not run otherwise.   When HOT and I cut the car off and open hood even though the fans aren’t running I can hear a humming coming from back of engine close to firewall.   Just paid $187 to get fixed .. they replaced sensor and thermostat .. worked great for one day then started doing the HOT bit again.   ??????? HELP !!!!!!!!   Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Replies to this message: thegraduate (Jul 25, 2008 10:54 am) chucko3 (Jul 25, 2008 2:55 pm) kiawah (Jul 25, 2008 4:05 pm) adams135 (Aug 09, 2008 7:00 pm)
#351 of 412 Re: 1989 Honda intermittent cooling problem. [adams135] by thegraduate Jul 25, 2008 (10:54 am)
Replying to: adams135 (Jul 25, 2008 10:43 am) I was thinking thermostat, myself, but they replaced it.   Just a tip - when the car IS running hot, try rolling the windows down and running the heater. It'll pull heat out of the heater core of the engine and help it cool off. I've had to do this when my radiator fan quit working in my '96 Accord. It kept me from the shoulder since it stayed in the safe zone long enough for me to get to the dealer.
#352 of 412 Re: 1989 Honda intermittent cooling problem. [adams135] by chucko3 Jul 25, 2008 (2:55 pm)
Replying to: adams135 (Jul 25, 2008 10:43 am) Radiator cap? http://carmaintenance.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/why-does-a-car-engine-overheat/
#353 of 412 Re: 1989 Honda intermittent cooling problem. [adams135] by kiawah Jul 25, 2008 (4:05 pm)
Replying to: adams135 (Jul 25, 2008 10:43 am) Gauge jumping around like that, is usually indicative of air in the cooling system/engine block. The air can get in there in one of two ways. If you open up the system to change the coolant and thermostat, or if you have a head gasket blown.   With a blown headgasket, the exhaust gas is able to be pushed pass the gasket and into the coolant fluid. This air and pressure causes the waterpump to not be able to circulate the fluid very well, and the exhaust gases are very not so you also overheat. Hope you don't have this problem.   If you just have air in the system from draining and filling, most of the time it will clear itself with some heating and cooling cycles. Engine heats up, pressure builds up, it blows the air (at the highest point) past the rad cap and into the overflow tank. When it cools, it draws coolant back in to refill.   Sometimes you may also have to purge the engine block air, some vehicles have bleeder screws near the thermostat.
#354 of 412 Re: fuel problem [rick105] by tranto Aug 03, 2008 (8:32 pm)
Replying to: rick105 (Mar 04, 2008 7:12 am) Had the same thing Rick. I'm pretty sure you'll find that the vacuum diaphram you mentioned, has failed, and in my car an87 2l carb EX, this is the choke regulator. In my case, what was happening was that the car gradually flooded itself, and eventually cut out, usually at almost the same distance from home.Try wiring open the butterfly valve in the carby a little,the car will run so much better and be more fuel efficient. Down side, the car will be a bastard to start in the morning, and you should run it for at least 3 minutes before setting off.I can't find a replacement part in my part of the world, so any help greatly appreciated. Also the diaphram(plastic) has gone on the distributor and i cant find a replacement for that either. Help!- please. Replies to this message: corkscrew (Aug 04, 2008 7:21 am)
#355 of 412 Re: fuel problem [tranto] by corkscrew Aug 04, 2008 (7:21 am)
Replying to: tranto (Aug 03, 2008 8:32 pm) Try the parts bin: http://www.thepartsbin.com/   Regards, Corkscrew
#356 of 412 Re: 1989 Honda intermittent cooling problem. [adams135] by adams135 Aug 09, 2008 (7:00 pm)
Replying to: adams135 (Jul 25, 2008 10:43 am) Guys … I want to thank you for taking the time to give me your thoughts and suggestions. Want you to know I really appreciate all of them.   Thegraduate .. will remember that tip … I cut the AC on so the fans would work and that didn’t seem to help .. will try the heat next time (although I am afraid to get too fat from home with it now).   Chucko3 … DO’t think it is the Rad Cap since I can feel pressure on the rad hose (a trick I learned years ago to keep from getting scalded by opening a Rad that was hot and had pressure on it.   Kiawah ….. I can’t tell you how much I hope you’ve right (i.e no money to speak of ). Will have to see.   I suspect the fans don’t come on because it is not really as hot as the gauge states ..   On another thread someone mentioned headlights … they had one where the gauge did that when the headlights were on (wiring harness?) Since I use them during the day (I like people to see me) this is a slim … remote .. possibility.   Haven’t driven the car since I entered my plea for help. Will have to try tomorrow.   Again … thanks for all your suggestions.
#357 of 412 1987 Accord DX, 2.0L Head-gasket by oliverj3 Sep 17, 2008 (4:35 am)
Hi, everyone. I need to change my 1987DX, 2.0L headgasket (168K miles). I've done this job on older American cars/trucks lots of times, but I couldn't even change the fuel filter on the 1994 Honda (just could'nt get a wrench on it!). I've been scared of newer cars ever since. White smoke pours out the exhaust pipe, and I use a radiator of coolant for every tank of gas...pretty sure I need a head gasket. Can the intake manifold be left attached to the head? Is the timing gear keyed to the shaft, etc? Just how awful is this job? Any guidance will be much appreciated. Thanks

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