chriskmurray
New Member
Just checking to see if this is expected because of how small the radiator is on our cars.
I have a 95 Civic LX, it has a lot of miles (232,000) but has a lot of new parts related to the cooling system as I did a very thorough run through catching it up on maintenance once I got the car at 194,000 miles. Here is the list of most of what has been replaced.
Factory timing belt, water pump, coolant, thermostat, all hoses, head gasket, jumper wire so the cooling fan runs all the time, radiator. I also made sure to bleed the system pretty well when doing the work. It also has a new distributor, plugs, wires, fuel filter, tests about 180-190psi compression in all cyl, does not use any coolant, does not burn oil, runs great.
My problem is on long mountain roads 6+% grade for a few miles I can not keep the car from overheating, running the heat slows it considerably when it is hot out and my toddler is in the car I really don't like having to turn off the A/C. It also never overheats anywhere else, just long uphills. Is this just something I am forced to deal with because of design limitations or am I missing something?
I have a 95 Civic LX, it has a lot of miles (232,000) but has a lot of new parts related to the cooling system as I did a very thorough run through catching it up on maintenance once I got the car at 194,000 miles. Here is the list of most of what has been replaced.
Factory timing belt, water pump, coolant, thermostat, all hoses, head gasket, jumper wire so the cooling fan runs all the time, radiator. I also made sure to bleed the system pretty well when doing the work. It also has a new distributor, plugs, wires, fuel filter, tests about 180-190psi compression in all cyl, does not use any coolant, does not burn oil, runs great.
My problem is on long mountain roads 6+% grade for a few miles I can not keep the car from overheating, running the heat slows it considerably when it is hot out and my toddler is in the car I really don't like having to turn off the A/C. It also never overheats anywhere else, just long uphills. Is this just something I am forced to deal with because of design limitations or am I missing something?
