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Car Forum / Honda Cars / July 2005Honda radiator boil
My 93 Honda accord had radiator problems and leaks. I replaced the thermostat and the radiator. it doesn't boilover anymore but I still can hear that the water is boiling into the overflow container when I turn off the car. when I turn off the car the fans stop... if I leave it for a few minutes the fans turn back on. I have replaced the thermo with the suggested value one. are the fans not turning on enough? is there an electronic sensor that is turning on too high? shouldn't the water temp stay below boil? Thanks Dave Packham > My 93 Honda accord had radiator problems and leaks. I replaced the > thermostat and the radiator. it doesn't boilover anymore but I still [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > enough? is there an electronic sensor that is turning on too high? > shouldn't the water temp stay below boil? Replace the rad cap.  SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ Pretty sure the new radiator came with one but ill check. Would that be cause of the water getting to hot? Or is it that the cap is loosing pressure and allowing it to overflow? Is the water temp always in the boiling range, but just being contained? Thanks Dave P >> My 93 Honda accord had radiator problems and leaks. I replaced the >> thermostat and the radiator. it doesn't boilover anymore but I still [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Replace the rad cap. It's certainly possible that at times the coolant temperature is well above 212F... and you're absolutely right that it's the pressure that keeps that boiling in check. Professor www.telstar-electronics.com > Pretty sure the new radiator came with one but ill check. Would that > be cause of the water getting to hot? Or is it that the cap is loosing > pressure and allowing it to overflow? Yes, that's my thinking. It might be something else, but it's the cheapest, simplest and most obvious thing to try first and you should to it immediately, not tomorrow or the next day or the day after that. If cap replacement does not fix the trouble, then you should suspect the head gasket. > Is the water temp always in the > boiling range, but just being contained? No, it's only /sometimes/ in the boiling range. Theoretically, it's always supposed to be at 194F, the rating of the thermostat. The combustion chamber runs at about 2,100F, but coolant flow and radiator function are supposed to be such that the coolant itself does not get hot enough to actually boil. The pressure imparted by the action of the rad cap is supposed to retart boiling by holding the system to about 13-15 lbs. Modern rad caps don't even hold pressure at all /until/ the fluid begins to boil, at which point pressure builds rapidly and the cap seals, quelling the boiling. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > No, it's only /sometimes/ in the boiling range. Theoretically, it's > always [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > quelling > the boiling. Hm, that's interesting and prompts me to ask a relevant question, too. From what you are saying, it should be very rare that the radiotor fan should kick in after stopping the engine because according to the specs that fan should only come up if its sensor detects the coolant to be at 223 F, if I recall correctly. But I noticed that my car's fan kicks in pretty regularly after I pull into my garage and stop the engine, even if it was not an especially hot day or hard driving. I'm pretty sure my thermostat works OK as it was just recently replaced with a new one. Is this normal behavior from a '94 Accord LX? The car otherwise runs great. I don't recall though that the original radiator cap was ever replaced. JP "R. P." <r_pol12gar@hotmail.com> wrote in news:Q4-dnY6g25vj0XzfRVn- hA@comcast.com: >> Modern rad caps don't even hold pressure at all /until/ the fluid >> begins to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > that fan should only come up if its sensor detects the coolant to be at > 223 F, The cooling fan will come on when the coolant temperature is between 191 and 197F. The thermostat is supposed to open at 194. Once it opens, the temperature in the block falls rapidly. > if I recall correctly. But I noticed that my car's fan kicks in > pretty regularly after I pull into my garage and stop the engine, even > if it was not an especially hot day or hard driving. The cooling fan will ALSO come on after shutdown if the OIL temperature is above 226F. At least in the US. Canadian cars may or may not have such a feature, depending. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > "R. P." <r_pol12gar@hotmail.com> wrote in news:Q4-dnY6g25vj0XzfRVn- > hA@comcast.com: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > and 197F. The thermostat is supposed to open at 194. Once it opens, the > temperature in the block falls rapidly. Would a defective thermostat cause the cooling fan to *not* come on? I've bypassed the thermoswitch to have the colling fan always on when the engine's running (due to some overheating problems), but recently changed out the thermostat so am curious if that could have been the problem all along. > "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message >> The cooling fan will come on when the coolant temperature is between >> 191 and 197F. The thermostat is supposed to open at 194. Once it >> opens, the temperature in the block falls rapidly. > > Would a defective thermostat cause the cooling fan to *not* come on? Yes, if it makes engine run too cool. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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