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Old September 22nd 04, 04:42 AM
toohothonda
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Default 88 Accord Overheat

I have an overheating problem with my '88 Accord. It has
193k miles on it.

On a hot day, when idling, the temperature gauge rises close to the 'H'
mark, and when I park the car and shut it off, I can hear it boiling over
under the hood. When idling, the A/C also isn't very cold. Whenever the
car is moving, the A/C runs fine, and the temperature gauge remains in the
middle.

When it boils over, and I check the fluid level in the radiator after it
has cooled, sometimes it's fine, and sometimes it's ~8 ounces low (which I
top off when I see that).

Sometimes it's so bad that, starting with a cold engine, with just 10-15
minutes of stop-and-go driving, it boils over when I park it.

Both fans run when the A/C is on. I've had the following replaced: the
fans, the radiator, radiator cap, thermostat, and water pump, but I still
have the overheating problem.

Is there something that could be causing excessive heat in the engine? Is
there anything else in the cooling system I should check?

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