1995 Honda Accord boils over
05-01-2007 | 10:54 PM
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Re: 1995 Honda Accord boils over
On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:49:48 +0000, Jim Yanik wrote:
>>> LOL! You come to Mass on a hot July day, and I'll take you for a ride.
>>> At 70MPH on the highway, when the fan kicks in it sounds like a B-17
>>> trying to pass you! Oh, yeah, the fan kicks in! (It's attached to the
>>> crankshaft...not electric, and uses a heat-sensitive oil that thickens
>>> when hot and causes the fan to be driven, rather than just
>>> 'feathering'.)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>> vehicle?
It was late...you know, not electric...at the front of the engine...Old
School...
>
> Not a Honda.
'88 Supra...the Poster Child for Blown Head Gaskets...
>>> LOL! You come to Mass on a hot July day, and I'll take you for a ride.
>>> At 70MPH on the highway, when the fan kicks in it sounds like a B-17
>>> trying to pass you! Oh, yeah, the fan kicks in! (It's attached to the
>>> crankshaft...not electric, and uses a heat-sensitive oil that thickens
>>> when hot and causes the fan to be driven, rather than just
>>> 'feathering'.)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>> vehicle?
It was late...you know, not electric...at the front of the engine...Old
School...
>
> Not a Honda.
'88 Supra...the Poster Child for Blown Head Gaskets...
05-01-2007 | 11:11 PM
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Re: 1995 Honda Accord boils over
Hachiroku gYǧG wrote:
> '88 Supra...the Poster Child for Blown Head Gaskets...
I know that version of Supra had head gasket issues. But surely the real
poster child for blown head gaskets would be a Dodge Neon, wouldn't it? :-)
> '88 Supra...the Poster Child for Blown Head Gaskets...
I know that version of Supra had head gasket issues. But surely the real
poster child for blown head gaskets would be a Dodge Neon, wouldn't it? :-)
05-01-2007 | 11:11 PM
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Re: 1995 Honda Accord boils over
Hachiroku gYǧG wrote:
> '88 Supra...the Poster Child for Blown Head Gaskets...
I know that version of Supra had head gasket issues. But surely the real
poster child for blown head gaskets would be a Dodge Neon, wouldn't it? :-)
> '88 Supra...the Poster Child for Blown Head Gaskets...
I know that version of Supra had head gasket issues. But surely the real
poster child for blown head gaskets would be a Dodge Neon, wouldn't it? :-)
05-01-2007 | 11:43 PM
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Re: 1995 Honda Accord boils over
Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote:
> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>
>>
>> Hachiroku ハチク wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:24:24 -0700, jim beam wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> snip
>>
>>
>>>> the fans don't work on the highway - airflow from car movement exceeds
>>>> airflow from fan rotation by a country mile. if you were boiling, you
>>>> had airflow restriction, thermostat problems or a gasket problem.
>>>
>>> LOL! You come to Mass on a hot July day, and I'll take you for a ride.
>>> At 70MPH on the highway, when the fan kicks in it sounds like a B-17
>>> trying to pass you! Oh, yeah, the fan kicks in! (It's attached to the
>>> crankshaft...not electric, and uses a heat-sensitive oil that thickens
>>> when hot and causes the fan to be driven, rather than just
>>> 'feathering'.)
>>>
>>>
>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>> vehicle?
>
> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>
>> That said, if you're going 70 mph and it (thermostatic clutch) causes
>> the fan to come on, most likely you either have too little radiator or
>> its plugged.
>>
>> JT
>
> Everything seems OK, but the previous owner sunk $1100 into the cooling
> system...
>
doesn't mean they knew what they were doing. i knew a guy spend
thousands on "cooling problems" for a rear engine, front radiator car he
was trying to race. constant overheating. he, and a number of other
"race mechanics" failed to see the significance of a 3/4" home-built
water manifold bolted onto where the thermostat was supposed to be.
whoda thunk to consider effect of such a small pipe on coolant flow!!!
bottom line, these vehicles ship from factory having been tested at full
throttle, fully loaded, in summer, in death valley. if yours is
overheating just tooling along the highway without aftermarket
assistance, there's something wrong. and it's not the fan.
> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>
>>
>> Hachiroku ハチク wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:24:24 -0700, jim beam wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> snip
>>
>>
>>>> the fans don't work on the highway - airflow from car movement exceeds
>>>> airflow from fan rotation by a country mile. if you were boiling, you
>>>> had airflow restriction, thermostat problems or a gasket problem.
>>>
>>> LOL! You come to Mass on a hot July day, and I'll take you for a ride.
>>> At 70MPH on the highway, when the fan kicks in it sounds like a B-17
>>> trying to pass you! Oh, yeah, the fan kicks in! (It's attached to the
>>> crankshaft...not electric, and uses a heat-sensitive oil that thickens
>>> when hot and causes the fan to be driven, rather than just
>>> 'feathering'.)
>>>
>>>
>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>> vehicle?
>
> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>
>> That said, if you're going 70 mph and it (thermostatic clutch) causes
>> the fan to come on, most likely you either have too little radiator or
>> its plugged.
>>
>> JT
>
> Everything seems OK, but the previous owner sunk $1100 into the cooling
> system...
>
doesn't mean they knew what they were doing. i knew a guy spend
thousands on "cooling problems" for a rear engine, front radiator car he
was trying to race. constant overheating. he, and a number of other
"race mechanics" failed to see the significance of a 3/4" home-built
water manifold bolted onto where the thermostat was supposed to be.
whoda thunk to consider effect of such a small pipe on coolant flow!!!
bottom line, these vehicles ship from factory having been tested at full
throttle, fully loaded, in summer, in death valley. if yours is
overheating just tooling along the highway without aftermarket
assistance, there's something wrong. and it's not the fan.
05-01-2007 | 11:43 PM
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Re: 1995 Honda Accord boils over
Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote:
> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>
>>
>> Hachiroku ハチク wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:24:24 -0700, jim beam wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> snip
>>
>>
>>>> the fans don't work on the highway - airflow from car movement exceeds
>>>> airflow from fan rotation by a country mile. if you were boiling, you
>>>> had airflow restriction, thermostat problems or a gasket problem.
>>>
>>> LOL! You come to Mass on a hot July day, and I'll take you for a ride.
>>> At 70MPH on the highway, when the fan kicks in it sounds like a B-17
>>> trying to pass you! Oh, yeah, the fan kicks in! (It's attached to the
>>> crankshaft...not electric, and uses a heat-sensitive oil that thickens
>>> when hot and causes the fan to be driven, rather than just
>>> 'feathering'.)
>>>
>>>
>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>> vehicle?
>
> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>
>> That said, if you're going 70 mph and it (thermostatic clutch) causes
>> the fan to come on, most likely you either have too little radiator or
>> its plugged.
>>
>> JT
>
> Everything seems OK, but the previous owner sunk $1100 into the cooling
> system...
>
doesn't mean they knew what they were doing. i knew a guy spend
thousands on "cooling problems" for a rear engine, front radiator car he
was trying to race. constant overheating. he, and a number of other
"race mechanics" failed to see the significance of a 3/4" home-built
water manifold bolted onto where the thermostat was supposed to be.
whoda thunk to consider effect of such a small pipe on coolant flow!!!
bottom line, these vehicles ship from factory having been tested at full
throttle, fully loaded, in summer, in death valley. if yours is
overheating just tooling along the highway without aftermarket
assistance, there's something wrong. and it's not the fan.
> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>
>>
>> Hachiroku ハチク wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:24:24 -0700, jim beam wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> snip
>>
>>
>>>> the fans don't work on the highway - airflow from car movement exceeds
>>>> airflow from fan rotation by a country mile. if you were boiling, you
>>>> had airflow restriction, thermostat problems or a gasket problem.
>>>
>>> LOL! You come to Mass on a hot July day, and I'll take you for a ride.
>>> At 70MPH on the highway, when the fan kicks in it sounds like a B-17
>>> trying to pass you! Oh, yeah, the fan kicks in! (It's attached to the
>>> crankshaft...not electric, and uses a heat-sensitive oil that thickens
>>> when hot and causes the fan to be driven, rather than just
>>> 'feathering'.)
>>>
>>>
>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>> vehicle?
>
> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>
>> That said, if you're going 70 mph and it (thermostatic clutch) causes
>> the fan to come on, most likely you either have too little radiator or
>> its plugged.
>>
>> JT
>
> Everything seems OK, but the previous owner sunk $1100 into the cooling
> system...
>
doesn't mean they knew what they were doing. i knew a guy spend
thousands on "cooling problems" for a rear engine, front radiator car he
was trying to race. constant overheating. he, and a number of other
"race mechanics" failed to see the significance of a 3/4" home-built
water manifold bolted onto where the thermostat was supposed to be.
whoda thunk to consider effect of such a small pipe on coolant flow!!!
bottom line, these vehicles ship from factory having been tested at full
throttle, fully loaded, in summer, in death valley. if yours is
overheating just tooling along the highway without aftermarket
assistance, there's something wrong. and it's not the fan.
05-01-2007 | 11:50 PM
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Re: 1995 Honda Accord boils over
High Tech Misfit wrote:
> Hachiroku gYǧG wrote:
>
>
>>'88 Supra...the Poster Child for Blown Head Gaskets...
>
>
> I know that version of Supra had head gasket issues. But surely the real
> poster child for blown head gaskets would be a Dodge Neon, wouldn't it? :-)
Or Taurus' with the 3.8 engine. I can tell a long tale of woe regarding
one of those POS...
JT
05-01-2007 | 11:50 PM
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Re: 1995 Honda Accord boils over
High Tech Misfit wrote:
> Hachiroku gYǧG wrote:
>
>
>>'88 Supra...the Poster Child for Blown Head Gaskets...
>
>
> I know that version of Supra had head gasket issues. But surely the real
> poster child for blown head gaskets would be a Dodge Neon, wouldn't it? :-)
Or Taurus' with the 3.8 engine. I can tell a long tale of woe regarding
one of those POS...
JT
05-01-2007 | 11:57 PM
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Re: 1995 Honda Accord boils over
jim beam wrote:
> Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hachiroku ハチク wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:24:24 -0700, jim beam wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> snip
>>>
>>>
>>>>> the fans don't work on the highway - airflow from car movement exceeds
>>>>> airflow from fan rotation by a country mile. if you were boiling, you
>>>>> had airflow restriction, thermostat problems or a gasket problem.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> LOL! You come to Mass on a hot July day, and I'll take you for a ride.
>>>> At 70MPH on the highway, when the fan kicks in it sounds like a B-17
>>>> trying to pass you! Oh, yeah, the fan kicks in! (It's attached to the
>>>> crankshaft...not electric, and uses a heat-sensitive oil that thickens
>>>> when hot and causes the fan to be driven, rather than just
>>>> 'feathering'.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>>> vehicle?
>>
>>
>> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
>> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>>
>>> That said, if you're going 70 mph and it (thermostatic clutch) causes
>>> the fan to come on, most likely you either have too little radiator or
>>> its plugged.
>>>
>>> JT
>>
>>
>> Everything seems OK, but the previous owner sunk $1100 into the cooling
>> system...
>>
> doesn't mean they knew what they were doing. i knew a guy spend
> thousands on "cooling problems" for a rear engine, front radiator car he
> was trying to race. constant overheating. he, and a number of other
> "race mechanics" failed to see the significance of a 3/4" home-built
> water manifold bolted onto where the thermostat was supposed to be.
> whoda thunk to consider effect of such a small pipe on coolant flow!!!
>
> bottom line, these vehicles ship from factory having been tested at full
> throttle, fully loaded, in summer, in death valley. if yours is
> overheating just tooling along the highway without aftermarket
> assistance, there's something wrong. and it's not the fan.
About thirty years ago while returning home from a car show with my 1956
Studebaker Hawk, the temperature gauge began to rise. I pulled over and
saw that the fan belt had "disappeared." At any rate, the rest of the
drive was on a freeway and I surmised that I could get home since the
incoming air would drive the water pump as well as cool the radiator so
long as I kept up a reasonable speed. The gauge never went above 180°.
Sometimes, "old" can be better...
JT
05-01-2007 | 11:57 PM
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Re: 1995 Honda Accord boils over
jim beam wrote:
> Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hachiroku ハチク wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:24:24 -0700, jim beam wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> snip
>>>
>>>
>>>>> the fans don't work on the highway - airflow from car movement exceeds
>>>>> airflow from fan rotation by a country mile. if you were boiling, you
>>>>> had airflow restriction, thermostat problems or a gasket problem.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> LOL! You come to Mass on a hot July day, and I'll take you for a ride.
>>>> At 70MPH on the highway, when the fan kicks in it sounds like a B-17
>>>> trying to pass you! Oh, yeah, the fan kicks in! (It's attached to the
>>>> crankshaft...not electric, and uses a heat-sensitive oil that thickens
>>>> when hot and causes the fan to be driven, rather than just
>>>> 'feathering'.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>>> vehicle?
>>
>>
>> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
>> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>>
>>> That said, if you're going 70 mph and it (thermostatic clutch) causes
>>> the fan to come on, most likely you either have too little radiator or
>>> its plugged.
>>>
>>> JT
>>
>>
>> Everything seems OK, but the previous owner sunk $1100 into the cooling
>> system...
>>
> doesn't mean they knew what they were doing. i knew a guy spend
> thousands on "cooling problems" for a rear engine, front radiator car he
> was trying to race. constant overheating. he, and a number of other
> "race mechanics" failed to see the significance of a 3/4" home-built
> water manifold bolted onto where the thermostat was supposed to be.
> whoda thunk to consider effect of such a small pipe on coolant flow!!!
>
> bottom line, these vehicles ship from factory having been tested at full
> throttle, fully loaded, in summer, in death valley. if yours is
> overheating just tooling along the highway without aftermarket
> assistance, there's something wrong. and it's not the fan.
About thirty years ago while returning home from a car show with my 1956
Studebaker Hawk, the temperature gauge began to rise. I pulled over and
saw that the fan belt had "disappeared." At any rate, the rest of the
drive was on a freeway and I surmised that I could get home since the
incoming air would drive the water pump as well as cool the radiator so
long as I kept up a reasonable speed. The gauge never went above 180°.
Sometimes, "old" can be better...
JT
05-02-2007 | 06:38 AM
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"High Tech Misfit" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Hachiroku gYǧG wrote:
>
>> '88 Supra...the Poster Child for Blown Head Gaskets...
>
> I know that version of Supra had head gasket issues. But surely the real
> poster child for blown head gaskets would be a Dodge Neon, wouldn't it?
> :-)
>
I nominate the anything with the Subaru 2.5L and Renault turbos.
news:106hfgybikalz.dlg@hightech.misfit...
> Hachiroku gYǧG wrote:
>
>> '88 Supra...the Poster Child for Blown Head Gaskets...
>
> I know that version of Supra had head gasket issues. But surely the real
> poster child for blown head gaskets would be a Dodge Neon, wouldn't it?
> :-)
>
I nominate the anything with the Subaru 2.5L and Renault turbos.
05-02-2007 | 06:38 AM
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"High Tech Misfit" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Hachiroku gYǧG wrote:
>
>> '88 Supra...the Poster Child for Blown Head Gaskets...
>
> I know that version of Supra had head gasket issues. But surely the real
> poster child for blown head gaskets would be a Dodge Neon, wouldn't it?
> :-)
>
I nominate the anything with the Subaru 2.5L and Renault turbos.
news:106hfgybikalz.dlg@hightech.misfit...
> Hachiroku gYǧG wrote:
>
>> '88 Supra...the Poster Child for Blown Head Gaskets...
>
> I know that version of Supra had head gasket issues. But surely the real
> poster child for blown head gaskets would be a Dodge Neon, wouldn't it?
> :-)
>
I nominate the anything with the Subaru 2.5L and Renault turbos.
05-02-2007 | 06:43 AM
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Re: 1995 Honda Accord boils over
"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>
>>
>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>> vehicle?
>
> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>
How about the front of the water pump? Viscous fan clutches were very
popular in the '80s. They worked pretty well when new, but the silicone
tended to leak out over the years. They would become progressively less
effective and the driver wouldn't know until the situation got really bad.
Mike
news:91TZh.6823$f17.5893@trndny05...
> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>
>>
>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>> vehicle?
>
> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>
How about the front of the water pump? Viscous fan clutches were very
popular in the '80s. They worked pretty well when new, but the silicone
tended to leak out over the years. They would become progressively less
effective and the driver wouldn't know until the situation got really bad.
Mike
05-02-2007 | 06:43 AM
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"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>
>>
>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>> vehicle?
>
> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>
How about the front of the water pump? Viscous fan clutches were very
popular in the '80s. They worked pretty well when new, but the silicone
tended to leak out over the years. They would become progressively less
effective and the driver wouldn't know until the situation got really bad.
Mike
news:91TZh.6823$f17.5893@trndny05...
> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>
>>
>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>> vehicle?
>
> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>
How about the front of the water pump? Viscous fan clutches were very
popular in the '80s. They worked pretty well when new, but the silicone
tended to leak out over the years. They would become progressively less
effective and the driver wouldn't know until the situation got really bad.
Mike
05-02-2007 | 09:49 AM
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Re: 1995 Honda Accord boils over
On Wed, 02 May 2007 03:43:10 -0700, Michael Pardee wrote:
> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
> news:91TZh.6823$f17.5893@trndny05...
>> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>
>>
>>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>>> vehicle?
>>
>> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
>> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>>
>>
> How about the front of the water pump? Viscous fan clutches were very
> popular in the '80s. They worked pretty well when new, but the silicone
> tended to leak out over the years. They would become progressively less
> effective and the driver wouldn't know until the situation got really bad.
>
> Mike
DING! DING! Mike wins the prize! Exactly what happened in my Supra.
I have the records from the old owner. She spent $1100 traking down an
overheating problem.
The first year I had the car, the temp barely got over 90 degrees all
summer. Plus, we did a timing belt and the car had all new coolant in it.
It never overheated.
Last summer, we had a lot of days over 90 degrees, and it was on these
days it was most likely to overheat. I asked the guys in the Toyota forum
and a former Service Rep gave me a method for checking the fan (basically,
get the car up to temp, stop the engine and try to spin the fan...mine
spun with no resistance at all.)
New fan clutch, no overheating! I did notice the previous owner did not
install a new clutch...
> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
> news:91TZh.6823$f17.5893@trndny05...
>> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>
>>
>>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>>> vehicle?
>>
>> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
>> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>>
>>
> How about the front of the water pump? Viscous fan clutches were very
> popular in the '80s. They worked pretty well when new, but the silicone
> tended to leak out over the years. They would become progressively less
> effective and the driver wouldn't know until the situation got really bad.
>
> Mike
DING! DING! Mike wins the prize! Exactly what happened in my Supra.
I have the records from the old owner. She spent $1100 traking down an
overheating problem.
The first year I had the car, the temp barely got over 90 degrees all
summer. Plus, we did a timing belt and the car had all new coolant in it.
It never overheated.
Last summer, we had a lot of days over 90 degrees, and it was on these
days it was most likely to overheat. I asked the guys in the Toyota forum
and a former Service Rep gave me a method for checking the fan (basically,
get the car up to temp, stop the engine and try to spin the fan...mine
spun with no resistance at all.)
New fan clutch, no overheating! I did notice the previous owner did not
install a new clutch...
05-02-2007 | 09:49 AM
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Re: 1995 Honda Accord boils over
On Wed, 02 May 2007 03:43:10 -0700, Michael Pardee wrote:
> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
> news:91TZh.6823$f17.5893@trndny05...
>> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>
>>
>>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>>> vehicle?
>>
>> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
>> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>>
>>
> How about the front of the water pump? Viscous fan clutches were very
> popular in the '80s. They worked pretty well when new, but the silicone
> tended to leak out over the years. They would become progressively less
> effective and the driver wouldn't know until the situation got really bad.
>
> Mike
DING! DING! Mike wins the prize! Exactly what happened in my Supra.
I have the records from the old owner. She spent $1100 traking down an
overheating problem.
The first year I had the car, the temp barely got over 90 degrees all
summer. Plus, we did a timing belt and the car had all new coolant in it.
It never overheated.
Last summer, we had a lot of days over 90 degrees, and it was on these
days it was most likely to overheat. I asked the guys in the Toyota forum
and a former Service Rep gave me a method for checking the fan (basically,
get the car up to temp, stop the engine and try to spin the fan...mine
spun with no resistance at all.)
New fan clutch, no overheating! I did notice the previous owner did not
install a new clutch...
> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
> news:91TZh.6823$f17.5893@trndny05...
>> On Tue, 01 May 2007 17:21:57 +0000, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>
>>
>>> This is new to me... A fan attached to the crankshaft??? What is this
>>> vehicle?
>>
>> I may be showing my age...I'm not sure if it's actually on the
>> crankshaft...(I'm sure it's not...)
>>
>>
> How about the front of the water pump? Viscous fan clutches were very
> popular in the '80s. They worked pretty well when new, but the silicone
> tended to leak out over the years. They would become progressively less
> effective and the driver wouldn't know until the situation got really bad.
>
> Mike
DING! DING! Mike wins the prize! Exactly what happened in my Supra.
I have the records from the old owner. She spent $1100 traking down an
overheating problem.
The first year I had the car, the temp barely got over 90 degrees all
summer. Plus, we did a timing belt and the car had all new coolant in it.
It never overheated.
Last summer, we had a lot of days over 90 degrees, and it was on these
days it was most likely to overheat. I asked the guys in the Toyota forum
and a former Service Rep gave me a method for checking the fan (basically,
get the car up to temp, stop the engine and try to spin the fan...mine
spun with no resistance at all.)
New fan clutch, no overheating! I did notice the previous owner did not
install a new clutch...