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Old 05-25-2004, 12:42 AM
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Im having a few problems....The engine keeps overheating and i dont know why. Any of you with crx's uses a half rad? How the ---- do u install them into a crx?
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Old 05-25-2004, 12:44 AM
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zip ties, my friend, zip ties.

did you remember to put in coolant?
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Old 05-25-2004, 12:45 AM
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so what you boosted? does it over heat when after you boost?
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Old 05-25-2004, 12:47 AM
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you shouldnt be overheating. it cools just as efficient. did you bleed the system of all the air and have a good thermostat ?
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Old 05-25-2004, 01:07 AM
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it seems to overheat after i boost. no i didnt bleed the system.It shoots up all of a sudden. The fisrt time it did coolant burst out of the hose....so im assuming that did it the fisrt time
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Old 05-25-2004, 01:09 AM
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head gasket buddy head gasket. change it and you'll be good to go
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Old 05-25-2004, 01:11 AM
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the motor is brand new.....dont think its the head gasket
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Old 05-25-2004, 01:11 AM
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the motor runs azaing on boost for awhile .....and then its starts to overheat and then it will go back down ...its weird
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yup sounds like a headgasket...
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Old 05-25-2004, 01:19 AM
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i dont think it is......i had the same problem when i fisrt ran my motor....the motor has 600 mile son it and 5 on boost, i doubt the headgasket went already
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