*IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
08-31-2006, 08:49 PM
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Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
I have a manually switch operated fan so rules that out
Im definetely losing coolant and losing it fast
To purge the system of air all I am doing is dumping about 3L of water into the rad while its running, slowly retopping it up as it sucks it into the system until it stops acepting water and stays full, to mee then theres no more water in there
Say I just let this car idle for like 30 min and keep my eye on the engine bay for external leaks, if the car overheats, that means it must be the headgasket right?
Im definetely losing coolant and losing it fast
To purge the system of air all I am doing is dumping about 3L of water into the rad while its running, slowly retopping it up as it sucks it into the system until it stops acepting water and stays full, to mee then theres no more water in there
Say I just let this car idle for like 30 min and keep my eye on the engine bay for external leaks, if the car overheats, that means it must be the headgasket right?
08-31-2006, 09:52 PM
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Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
you need to fix that crack the right way first, www.radiatorbarn.com, they have new radiatiors for basically any honda for 100 bucks or less, they work well too, put one im my integra. I am no expert by any means but from my understanding if your headgasket is truely gone then it doesnt matter how hard you push it, idle or otherwise it will over heat, even with all the fans on and new radiators and all that good stuff, however if it only over heats and the coolant boils over when you are pushing it hard and under boost than that would describe head lift, for that you would need some good headbolts (arp) and you might as well replace the headgasket (i dont think you can replace one without the other anyways) but for 160 bucks for a gasket, some good headbolts, and a can of copper spray you should be more than on your way to recovery
09-01-2006, 02:50 AM
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Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
Originally Posted by Turblow
Ive had a dam problem since I put this car back together with overheating and I dont know if it all along was my headgasket.
Long story short the system is eating about 1.5L of coolant every 20km's
I cant see any drips or drops anywhere with the motor running but once I see the gauge start climbing I pulled over and sure enough the overflow was bubbling like lava, let it cool down and I was about 1.5L short of coolant. Did the same thing on the way home
The car isnt smoking at all, smells like an open DP car probably would smell like
I did have a few rad, hoses, thermo problems this last little while though. First ym rad hit my wastegate and I had to patch that and the car overheated, then I blew a water line going to the head, then my thermo stuck on me so I pulled it out and left it out, water leaked form there for a little bit on the udnerside but I glopped some high temp gasket on there and stopped it
Im just curious how fast a blown HG creating no smoke would eat coolant. Im either loosing it somewhere or I have a blown HG
Thanks
Long story short the system is eating about 1.5L of coolant every 20km's
I cant see any drips or drops anywhere with the motor running but once I see the gauge start climbing I pulled over and sure enough the overflow was bubbling like lava, let it cool down and I was about 1.5L short of coolant. Did the same thing on the way home
The car isnt smoking at all, smells like an open DP car probably would smell like
I did have a few rad, hoses, thermo problems this last little while though. First ym rad hit my wastegate and I had to patch that and the car overheated, then I blew a water line going to the head, then my thermo stuck on me so I pulled it out and left it out, water leaked form there for a little bit on the udnerside but I glopped some high temp gasket on there and stopped it
Im just curious how fast a blown HG creating no smoke would eat coolant. Im either loosing it somewhere or I have a blown HG
Thanks
09-01-2006, 04:13 PM
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Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
Im running 3" open downpipe, exhaust is crystal clear and smells just fine
I run water so i dont think id smell it anyways
I just let the car idle for 20 min and the temps stayed normal, will pop off the rad cap to see how much coolant ti ate in a minute
Most likely Im gonna leave it like this til the end of the season if thats all it does s eat some coolant
I run water so i dont think id smell it anyways
I just let the car idle for 20 min and the temps stayed normal, will pop off the rad cap to see how much coolant ti ate in a minute
Most likely Im gonna leave it like this til the end of the season if thats all it does s eat some coolant
09-01-2006, 11:51 PM
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Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
The overflow bubbles even when driving around normal, I just did about 15 min of normal driving and the needle made it for 3/5ths up there and the overflow had some bubbling water or not
Im assuming because im losing coolant and that coolant is heating up, only quesiton for me is, wheres the coolant going...
Im assuming because im losing coolant and that coolant is heating up, only quesiton for me is, wheres the coolant going...
