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1990 honda civic
my car overheated about 2 years ago i took it to the shop and they said
that i blew a head gasket, so we let it sit for a few min to cool off then put some fluid in it and never had a problem since. did it just need fluid or were they trying to get $900 out of my pocket? |
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"edward609va" > wrote in
lkaboutautos.com: > my car overheated about 2 years ago i took it to the shop and they > said that i blew a head gasket, so we let it sit for a few min to cool > off then put some fluid in it and never had a problem since. did it > just need fluid or were they trying to get $900 out of my pocket? > > Are you sure you've "never had a problem since"? How's the cookant level in the rad? Is there ever any air in it? Does the reservoir level increase, then not go back down? -- TeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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edward609va wrote:
> my car overheated about 2 years ago i took it to the shop and they said > that i blew a head gasket, so we let it sit for a few min to cool off then > put some fluid in it and never had a problem since. did it just need fluid > or were they trying to get $900 out of my pocket? > this happened to a friend of mine about a year ago. subaru - got towed home. huge estimate to fix blown head gaskets. lost /all/ it's coolant. huge mess. i poked about & noticed a piece of gunge under the blow-off valve in the radiator cap. cleaned it out, refilled, and guess what? never had a problem since. so, long story short, yes, your shop was after the $900. just like the folk that are happy to sell you a new honda transmission at only 90k miles because "this one is about to go". there's countless other examples. |
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Is your temp guage staying steady in the proper range? Are your cooling fan(s) coming on when they should? (force it on by holding rpm's up a little on the vehicle while stopped in summer temps.) Are you not loosing any coolant over time? if yes to all, you are probably ok. You can check compression and also check each plug for the proper color (to make sure you are not burning a little coolant with your gasoline). If Ok you should be ok. I had a vehicle with a blown head gasket was leaking just a very little coolant into one cylinder. Actually seemed to run better than before. Only clue was the plug would foul every couple of months and there would be an almost imperceptable slow coolant loss. If you let it go, however it will eat up your valve seats on that cylinder head. On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 19:19:52 -0400, "edward609va" > wrote: >my car overheated about 2 years ago i took it to the shop and they said >that i blew a head gasket, so we let it sit for a few min to cool off then >put some fluid in it and never had a problem since. did it just need fluid >or were they trying to get $900 out of my pocket? |
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