civic engine heating up ???
 

hello,

i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there was
no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help. Everytime i am
cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps up and when i
accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some time for the
coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the coolant i have
about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.

any ideas?

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

RON wrote:
> hello,
>
> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there was
> no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help. Everytime i am
> cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps up and when i
> accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some time for the
> coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the coolant i have
> about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>
> any ideas?
>
>
fill to the top, then look for bubbles in the fluid when the engine's
running. suspect blown head gasket.

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

RON wrote:
> hello,
>
> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there was
> no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help. Everytime i am
> cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps up and when i
> accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some time for the
> coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the coolant i have
> about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>
> any ideas?
>
>
fill to the top, then look for bubbles in the fluid when the engine's
running. suspect blown head gasket.

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

RON wrote:
> hello,
>
> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there was
> no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help. Everytime i am
> cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps up and when i
> accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some time for the
> coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the coolant i have
> about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>
> any ideas?
>
>
fill to the top, then look for bubbles in the fluid when the engine's
running. suspect blown head gasket.

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

RON wrote:
> hello,
>
> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there was
> no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help. Everytime i am
> cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps up and when i
> accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some time for the
> coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the coolant i have
> about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>
> any ideas?
>
>
fill to the top, then look for bubbles in the fluid when the engine's
running. suspect blown head gasket.

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
news:3MmdnXwAsYIWxV3ZnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
> RON wrote:
>> hello,
>>
>> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
>> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there
>> was no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help.
>> Everytime i am cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps
>> up and when i accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some
>> time for the coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the
>> coolant i have about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>>
>> any ideas?
>>
>>
> fill to the top, then look for bubbles in the fluid when the engine's
> running. suspect blown head gasket.

so if there are bubbles the head gasket is blown? is this something hard to
replace??? a price? can i drive a 200 mile trip without a head gasket?

thanks for any and all advice

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
news:3MmdnXwAsYIWxV3ZnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
> RON wrote:
>> hello,
>>
>> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
>> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there
>> was no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help.
>> Everytime i am cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps
>> up and when i accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some
>> time for the coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the
>> coolant i have about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>>
>> any ideas?
>>
>>
> fill to the top, then look for bubbles in the fluid when the engine's
> running. suspect blown head gasket.

so if there are bubbles the head gasket is blown? is this something hard to
replace??? a price? can i drive a 200 mile trip without a head gasket?

thanks for any and all advice

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
news:3MmdnXwAsYIWxV3ZnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
> RON wrote:
>> hello,
>>
>> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
>> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there
>> was no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help.
>> Everytime i am cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps
>> up and when i accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some
>> time for the coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the
>> coolant i have about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>>
>> any ideas?
>>
>>
> fill to the top, then look for bubbles in the fluid when the engine's
> running. suspect blown head gasket.

so if there are bubbles the head gasket is blown? is this something hard to
replace??? a price? can i drive a 200 mile trip without a head gasket?

thanks for any and all advice

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
news:3MmdnXwAsYIWxV3ZnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
> RON wrote:
>> hello,
>>
>> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
>> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there
>> was no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help.
>> Everytime i am cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps
>> up and when i accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some
>> time for the coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the
>> coolant i have about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>>
>> any ideas?
>>
>>
> fill to the top, then look for bubbles in the fluid when the engine's
> running. suspect blown head gasket.

so if there are bubbles the head gasket is blown? is this something hard to
replace??? a price? can i drive a 200 mile trip without a head gasket?

thanks for any and all advice

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

RON wrote:
> "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
> news:3MmdnXwAsYIWxV3ZnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
>> RON wrote:
>>> hello,
>>>
>>> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
>>> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there
>>> was no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help.
>>> Everytime i am cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps
>>> up and when i accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some
>>> time for the coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the
>>> coolant i have about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>>>
>>> any ideas?
>>>
>>>
>> fill to the top, then look for bubbles in the fluid when the engine's
>> running. suspect blown head gasket.
>
> so if there are bubbles the head gasket is blown?

'fraid so. assuming the systems not just expelling air block. fill it
completely, run it till hot, and watch for continued bubbling.

> is this something hard to
> replace???

it's a huge pita, not so much for the strip-down but the prep for the
new gasket.

> a price?

you're looking at $500+ to have someone else do it. call around for
quotes. parts are cheap, it's all labor.

> can i drive a 200 mile trip without a head gasket?

if it's boiling inside 5 miles, /definitely/ not!!!!

>
> thanks for any and all advice

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

RON wrote:
> "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
> news:3MmdnXwAsYIWxV3ZnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
>> RON wrote:
>>> hello,
>>>
>>> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
>>> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there
>>> was no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help.
>>> Everytime i am cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps
>>> up and when i accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some
>>> time for the coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the
>>> coolant i have about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>>>
>>> any ideas?
>>>
>>>
>> fill to the top, then look for bubbles in the fluid when the engine's
>> running. suspect blown head gasket.
>
> so if there are bubbles the head gasket is blown?

'fraid so. assuming the systems not just expelling air block. fill it
completely, run it till hot, and watch for continued bubbling.

> is this something hard to
> replace???

it's a huge pita, not so much for the strip-down but the prep for the
new gasket.

> a price?

you're looking at $500+ to have someone else do it. call around for
quotes. parts are cheap, it's all labor.

> can i drive a 200 mile trip without a head gasket?

if it's boiling inside 5 miles, /definitely/ not!!!!

>
> thanks for any and all advice

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

RON wrote:
> "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
> news:3MmdnXwAsYIWxV3ZnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
>> RON wrote:
>>> hello,
>>>
>>> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
>>> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there
>>> was no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help.
>>> Everytime i am cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps
>>> up and when i accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some
>>> time for the coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the
>>> coolant i have about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>>>
>>> any ideas?
>>>
>>>
>> fill to the top, then look for bubbles in the fluid when the engine's
>> running. suspect blown head gasket.
>
> so if there are bubbles the head gasket is blown?

'fraid so. assuming the systems not just expelling air block. fill it
completely, run it till hot, and watch for continued bubbling.

> is this something hard to
> replace???

it's a huge pita, not so much for the strip-down but the prep for the
new gasket.

> a price?

you're looking at $500+ to have someone else do it. call around for
quotes. parts are cheap, it's all labor.

> can i drive a 200 mile trip without a head gasket?

if it's boiling inside 5 miles, /definitely/ not!!!!

>
> thanks for any and all advice

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

RON wrote:
> "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
> news:3MmdnXwAsYIWxV3ZnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
>> RON wrote:
>>> hello,
>>>
>>> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
>>> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there
>>> was no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help.
>>> Everytime i am cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps
>>> up and when i accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some
>>> time for the coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the
>>> coolant i have about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>>>
>>> any ideas?
>>>
>>>
>> fill to the top, then look for bubbles in the fluid when the engine's
>> running. suspect blown head gasket.
>
> so if there are bubbles the head gasket is blown?

'fraid so. assuming the systems not just expelling air block. fill it
completely, run it till hot, and watch for continued bubbling.

> is this something hard to
> replace???

it's a huge pita, not so much for the strip-down but the prep for the
new gasket.

> a price?

you're looking at $500+ to have someone else do it. call around for
quotes. parts are cheap, it's all labor.

> can i drive a 200 mile trip without a head gasket?

if it's boiling inside 5 miles, /definitely/ not!!!!

>
> thanks for any and all advice

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

RON wrote:
>
> hello,
>
> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there was
> no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help. Everytime i am
> cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps up and when i
> accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some time for the
> coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the coolant i have
> about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>
> any ideas?

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Top up the reservoir to MAX and check it when the engine is cold. Keep
topping it up until it stops 'sipping' from the reservoir when it cools.
It may just be displacing AIR which has gotten in, (unless you've truly
screwed up you engine).

'Curly'

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

RON wrote:
>
> hello,
>
> i've got an older civic and today noticed that the engine was heating up
> going up to H, got to a gas station and stopped and noticed that there was
> no coolant......bought some coolant and this seemed to help. Everytime i am
> cruising it is fine it is when i stop at a light it creeps up and when i
> accelerate that it creeps up for a bit. Does it take some time for the
> coolant to make it everywhere and work? After adding the coolant i have
> about a 5 mile ride home and it was still acting funny.
>
> any ideas?

---------------------------------

Top up the reservoir to MAX and check it when the engine is cold. Keep
topping it up until it stops 'sipping' from the reservoir when it cools.
It may just be displacing AIR which has gotten in, (unless you've truly
screwed up you engine).

'Curly'