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224 messages, Last post on Aug 19, 2008 at 6:00 AM
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I have a 1993 Honda Civic. It has over 120,000 miles. It runs great! The speedometer however works intermittantly. Any ideas where to start? I am believe the gage is ok. Thanks, IdahoCivic
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Replying to: idahocivic (Oct 02, 2007 1:06 pm)
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Replying to: terrypm1 (Oct 04, 2007 7:45 am) |
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I have a 01 honda civic, last night i was cold and wanted the heat on. it didn't work so i turned it up higher only to notice that the temp gauge was going up fast. Turned the car off and the temp gauge was okay. Turned the heat on and it went up again. Turned the heat off and it didn't go down either. Is this a connected problem or do i have two different issues?
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Replying to: greencivic (Oct 06, 2007 1:08 pm) If your radiator coolant was very low, you would not get heat (I assume that is what you mean when you say that the heat didn't work), and without coolant the engine would overheat and show as high on your temperature gauge.
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Replying to: kiawah (Oct 06, 2007 4:38 pm) a few more details of the problem: - heater was turned on, and only ambient temperature air was vented out. shortly after, temp gauge peaked at max temp. I shut of the car for only a couple minutes and it was back to normal after starting it up again. after a few blocks, i turned the heater back on, and the temp gauge went up quickly after turning the heater back on. heater was then turned off, car shut off and restarted; temp gauge went back to normal. it spiked one more time after a few blocks and went back to normal and remained that way for the rest of the trip home. car hasn't been started since.
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Replying to: greencivic (Oct 06, 2007 6:10 pm) Has any work been done on it recently, are you leaving out any other bits of information about this car? Have you had any work done on it in the last couple of months? What you can do when the engine is cold, is take off the radiator cap and then start the vehicle and let it idle. Watch the temperature gauge, as well as watch for movement of water in the radiator when the thermostat opens as the engine starts to warm. If the engine overheats without the water starting to flow, suspect thermostat or waterpump.
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Replying to: kiawah (Oct 06, 2007 6:19 pm) |
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Replying to: kiawah (Oct 06, 2007 6:19 pm)
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Replying to: greencivic (Oct 06, 2007 6:58 pm) I was asking whether you had any work done, as sometimes vehicles can get air locked if the radiator was drained and refilled (the air keeps the water from circulating). If you haven't had any work, then this could not have been a problem. However, I would be watching this closely until you figure out exactly what is going on. You might have a problem with a head gasket, with the cylinder compressing and blowing air/exhaust mixture into the coolant (thereby creating an airlock). You might want to consider doing a pressure test on each of the cylinders, just to be safe.
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