1996 Honda Civic Repair Question
Asked on October 9, 2012
Car not circulating water?
I need help, i replaced the thermostat, water pump, head gasket, and flushed the system many times, the water pump is working correctly, so is the thermostat, it over heated and blew the head gasket, i replaced the gasket, got new lifters, push rods and cleaned and resurfaced the head and cam, also had a valve job done, the car doesn't over heat for a while, but continuously bubbles and steams into the reservoir, the ac/heat switch was stuck, and anytime you would turn it to heat it would bounce back to the center, i fixed it so it would turn to heat, but no hot air comes out, my guess is the heater coil, but if im not mistaken that doesn't effect the circulation unless the heat is on, but heat on or off it still doesn't circulate, why can this be? Its close to winter where i live so i need to get this fixed as soon as possible, please help!! Thank you for your time
Answer
Replied on October 9, 2012
Check the heater valve and cable adjustment. The part you mentioned about the heat lever bouncing back to the center indicates so.
Answered by
KHLow2008 (expert)
39,855 answers providedReplied on October 9, 2012
That's what i adjusted to get the switch to go over all the way
Replied on October 9, 2012
So did you solve the problem?
Answered by
KHLow2008 (expert)
39,855 answers provided
Replied on October 9, 2012
The problem remains, no water circulation, doesn't over heat, heater doesn't work, and it bubbles out of the radiator into the reservoir
Replied on October 9, 2012
Are the cooling fans working?
Is the heater control valve adjusted correctly?
Answered by
KHLow2008 (expert)
39,855 answers providedReplied on October 9, 2012
It doesn't have a cooling fan for the radiator, but alheater control valvesl fans work, not sure about
Replied on October 9, 2012
If it does not have any cooling fans for the radiator, how can the vehicle operate without overheating?
Answered by
KHLow2008 (expert)
39,855 answers providedReplied on October 9, 2012
Good point, im not sure how its not over heating, but even without a cooling, it's still not over heating, this is the first time I've ever seen this
Replied on October 9, 2012
You better recheck. All vehicle needs cooling fans.
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KHLow2008 (expert)
39,855 answers providedReplied on October 10, 2012
I know they need cooling fans, i worked in a shop for 2 years, but this still confuses me, it has a place for the fan, but doesn't have one, but it still doesn't over heat, it has no circulation, but still doesn't over heat, I've never seen this before, and im worried that i may damage something major without knowing it
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