civic1 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 ok here is the deal. my car was starting to overheat and i realized it before it got to bad, i think. about 4 or 5 days ago i was driving sown the interstate and my top radiator hose just blew up. got that fixed. then about 3 days later i noticed the temperature gauge getting closer and closer to hot. i stopped at a gas station to fill up and i got stuck there for bout an hour cuz it wouldnt start. same problem 20 min later at wal mort. i go home and flush the radiator. now the car wont start. i changed the ignition coil and the fuel filter. anything else it could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiRe_OpTiKz© Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 change your coolent , or get a new radiator no enough air will also keep your cars engine very hot so i'd check everything that needs or gives air out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 coolant dont make the car not start , lol. id wager a bet on a head gasket. but thats just a suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92ge Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 check to see if you have spark?...or even fuel running to your engine...take a spark plug wire and put it to ground on your car...have someone crank the eninge a couple of times...if your don't see spark....get a whole new distributor....the coolant won't be a factor if your car is starting or not...?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92ge Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 oh yeah...u might need a new thermostat too....that is why your coolant hose exploded and your car keeps on overheating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaindewguy Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 thermostat prolly, that'd be my guess for the hose +1 for the noob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 overheating a honda tends to make headgaskets fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic1 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 ok i do have spark so it isnt anything in the distributor right. i htought it might be the ignition module. wut else could it be. y would the headgasket keep it from starting anyways. and if it overheats cant it make the ignition module burn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 cause without a headgasket , you dont have compression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic1 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 ok but would the ignition module have burnt out or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92ge Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 take the ignition control module to your local parts dealer and have them test it on their testing thingy..haha...don't know what it is called....if it is....just get a whole new distributor or get a used one from the junk yard...that's what i did...cost me 25 bucks...haha...instead of $300.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic1 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 yea i just tried to get it tested and they didnt have the thing to test it with so im out of luck with that one.ima go to the jusnk yard tomorrow and get a distributor and a new thermostat and see wut that does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 download the manual , it will tell you how to test every sensor in the car , here www.hondahookup.com. go there , register , and download away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapperbasher Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 also like the one kid said check to see if your even getting fuel up to your intake take the line going into your filter and disconnect it and turn over to see if anything comes out and if not you either have a bad relay or your fuel pumps shot or another way to check is to hook a gravity feed up to your intake and see if it starts like that and if it does than thats a key factor that your not getting fuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic1 Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 if i take my plu wire out and ground it and i do get spark then does that mean that my distrubtor is still good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiRe_OpTiKz© Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 i was refuring to him over heating... i didnt say anything about it not starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 FYI, the ignition module is in the distributor. If you have spark it's fine. Depending on how much you overheated it, cranny could be right. An engine needs 3 things to run, Spark, fuel, and compression. Check to make sure you're getting fuel. If you are then it's number 3, and a new headgasket is probably in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 i could be wrong kast cause really even with a blown HG , i was thinking last nite , he prolly would get a kick out of it while turning it over you know , somin , not just nothing. unless its real bad in which case hed see coolant. and rapper , gravity fed will not run that engine , its not a carborator dude , lol , FI = high pressure fuel lines. youl hurt your injectors doing that im sure , or somin. whip the fuel line off the rail and turn the key on , see if you get a squirt , lol. than youl know. PS , dont aim it at your eyes , lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic1 Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 ok ill do that tomorrow.. if it is the head gasket how long do you think it will take to change cuz im sure i can do it myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 few hours if your not versed. like i said , download the manual for your car with the link , and youl have no problems as it has step by steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic1 Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 no worries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic1 Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 i wish i could say that. its been like this for 4 days now and i cant figure it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90Tegtyper Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 could be a underhood fuse too I always check that My underhood ecu fuse blew when i tried to start my car once it was the very last thing i checked too, it was way irritating lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic1 Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 ok ill do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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