1996 Honda Civic cooling bsystem

1996 HONDA CIVIC
40,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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REE2008
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My honda is playing up its overheating so i took it to the garage got the thermostat changed still experiencing problems the radiator is empty every morning i look so i tried rad weld but my problems not resolved the fan comes on so i dnt know wat the problem can be could it be the water pump or gasket?
Sep 7, 2008 at 7:23 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi ree2008,

If the reserve tank is drying out too and not overflowing, it should not be head gasket problem.

There is a leaking somewhere and it could be anything so you need a pressure test to find out where the leakage is coming from.
Sep 8, 2008 at 5:53 AM
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