Re: 91 Honda Civic erratic gas mileage
Fill a Honda with Prestone? I know of no faster way to kill off the water pump. On 4/15/05 11:01 PM, in article z608e.6254$bc2.2240@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com, "hondaman" <jeffscomp@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > with that high of milage on that car you are blessed you haven't had to swap > the whole engine out yet. you should maybe if not done for awhile flush out > thoroughly and fill your radiator with prestone brand only antifreeze mixed > with good water. have the thermostat replaced to. > > > > > > "Richard Santmier via CarKB.com" <forum@nospam.CarKB.com> wrote in message > news:cb556e014f8c4205bc708d15e83b094d@CarKB.com... >> I figure anyone who can answer this is hard core Honda. >> >> I have a 91 Civic LX, 1.5 liter, manual 5 speed, AC, power steering, >> windows and door locks. It has an erratic gas mileage and idle problem. >> Anytime it sits in the heat after being run, when it is first turned on, >> engine already warm, will idle at 2k until it runs a distance. It seems >> like something overheats and then cools down once air starts moving. >> Strictly a warm weather problem. Also, after idling in the heat for a >> while the AC just cuts off AND the cooling fans quit too. The only thing >> I >> can do in traffic is turn the heater on wide open until the fans decide to >> come on. >> >> Next, maybe related, the gas mileage is all over the place. I commute 168 >> miles a day, same traffic patterns, same roads. Yet on Monday it may be >> 37 >> mpg and the next 30 mpg and on Wednesday back up to 35. I?d say the >> average is around 34. >> >> Background: Car owned since new, 309k miles, replaced alternator, >> distributor, primary fuel injector and EACV. The O2 sensor replaced >> several times and the ECU was swapped just to see if it makes a >> difference, >> no it didn?t. If you need further details or history please let me know. > > |
Re: 91 Honda Civic erratic gas mileage
What do you use? Autozone brand? Prestone is the best.
"E. Meyer" <e52.meyer@ieee.org> wrote in message news:BE8D24B4.CBCCD%e52.meyer@ieee.org... > > Fill a Honda with Prestone? I know of no faster way to kill off the water > pump. > > On 4/15/05 11:01 PM, in article > z608e.6254$bc2.2240@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com, "hondaman" > <jeffscomp@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >> with that high of milage on that car you are blessed you haven't had to >> swap >> the whole engine out yet. you should maybe if not done for awhile flush >> out >> thoroughly and fill your radiator with prestone brand only antifreeze >> mixed >> with good water. have the thermostat replaced to. >> >> >> >> >> >> "Richard Santmier via CarKB.com" <forum@nospam.CarKB.com> wrote in >> message >> news:cb556e014f8c4205bc708d15e83b094d@CarKB.com... >>> I figure anyone who can answer this is hard core Honda. >>> >>> I have a 91 Civic LX, 1.5 liter, manual 5 speed, AC, power steering, >>> windows and door locks. It has an erratic gas mileage and idle problem. >>> Anytime it sits in the heat after being run, when it is first turned on, >>> engine already warm, will idle at 2k until it runs a distance. It seems >>> like something overheats and then cools down once air starts moving. >>> Strictly a warm weather problem. Also, after idling in the heat for a >>> while the AC just cuts off AND the cooling fans quit too. The only >>> thing >>> I >>> can do in traffic is turn the heater on wide open until the fans decide >>> to >>> come on. >>> >>> Next, maybe related, the gas mileage is all over the place. I commute >>> 168 >>> miles a day, same traffic patterns, same roads. Yet on Monday it may be >>> 37 >>> mpg and the next 30 mpg and on Wednesday back up to 35. I?d say the >>> average is around 34. >>> >>> Background: Car owned since new, 309k miles, replaced alternator, >>> distributor, primary fuel injector and EACV. The O2 sensor replaced >>> several times and the ECU was swapped just to see if it makes a >>> difference, >>> no it didn?t. If you need further details or history please let me >>> know. >> >> > |
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