subbuzz

as of late it's been 90 degree weather here in jerz.my car's temp has been acting strange..i beat my car on the way to the beach 90 plus sometimes in d3 with the a/c on.when i hit traffic the temp rose above halfway point.when traffic started moving it dropped down quick as it should.now sometimes with a/c on or off when i drive for a bit the temp goes to the halfway point.i looked,as did my mechanic and found nada.sometimes she runs fine for long periods of time,others it runs a bit hot.what could be the problem?thermostat was just replaced also.....

AznX TL

thats what mine does, except i have a hole in my radiator and need to replace it asap.
and i tried stepping on it one time, took it to 4k and as the rpms were going up, my temperature gauge went down to normal and as soon as i stopped, it shot back up above middle

subbuzz

radiatior is what i was thinking,but all appears well. .what should i check for?what else could it be?just praying its not a headgasket cuz it could be that right?

fyi the temp is almost guarenteed to go up if i beat on her..

AznX TL

i hope mine isnt the headgasket, i just got that changed
btw i didnt find out mine had a hole in it until one day i checked the engine as soon as i got home from an hr drive, and i saw it misting out water and i pull the acc. cable and it started squirting out water

subbuzz

how much did you pay for the head?diy?how hard?.......

AznX TL

it was part of my $1500 tune up

saiko_cl_duck

when is the last time the radiator has been flushed? try that, it's really easy. Also try the clutch fan, see if it's running. The only things that will really keep it from going hot are your fan, radiator, and thermostat. If you already tried the thermostat, try the other 2.

subbuzz

thanks,never flushed the radiator nor do i know when the prev owner did.how often should you flush?

CL'er 1st & 2nd Gen's

I think Acura's suggested Maintenance Schedule is every 45k or 3 yrs.

saiko_cl_duck

i do it every 2 years, but i think you've got it down.

saiko_cl_duck

hey sub, gonna do it yourself right, cause dont pay to have it done bro, it's reallll easy to do.

97BlackAckCL

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STOP BEATING ON YOUR CAR AND RACING SATURNS!!! K BYE

zhouz

im having the same problem where sometimes the temp rises up over half, but my problem is one of my radiator fans is running slow. i just have to whack it with a wrench til all the sand falls out of it and it gets back to normal for a while. damn all the dump trucks on the turnpike

starboy2nv

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lol.... i think you dont have enuff hateradeonthe2.2 in your radiator...

subbuzz

i also got smoke coming out my vents when ac is on.(temp normal)anyone else?condensation?

starboy2nv

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its NAWZ

97BlackAckCL

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That's your purge valves

AznX TL

is there anyway to override the fan to have it on full blast all the time?

97BlackAckCL

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Drunk, but I still have to agree with my own statement

Cocoa

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Yes, get a switch for it.


Btw subbz, I was going to recommend the thermostat and to have your fans checked.

AznX TL

what kind of switch?

subbuzz

flushed and running great.found a bad hose also.got a new tire so were almost back to status.you people are what the french call "le poop".......