Overheating?

2005 HONDA CIVIC
156,600 MILES • 1.7L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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BBREEBB
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Okay so, I have no smoke coming out of the tailpipe, no milky residue in my oil, no burn out spark plugs. I change the radiator. Change the thermostat, change the water pump, change all of my tubes now my car is holding off a little longer while driving and not overheating. It takes about a half hour, but then the overfill tank the reservoir tank Starts getting coolant in it and coming to a pressure bubbling pressure so it’s hot and I don’t know if this is because at first it wasn’t anything going in the reservoir tank because my hose was clogged up the little plastic piece that connects the two hoses on the overflow hose. My dad had a drill that out now could cause a problem since he made that whole bigger inside of that plastic connector Because it was so clogged that was the only way getting unclogged and I feel like it might be that hose just in general that’s causing it because I do see black specks in my coolant so I think the hose might be deteriorating, but I don’t know if they keep telling me a head gasket, but it doesn’t seem like it cause I’m getting no head gasket Symptoms except for overheating please help this is been going on for four months now and I can’t figure it out.
Sep 22, 2024 at 3:33 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

The one thing that could be related to a head gasket would be if it is leaking combustion gases into the cooling system. The cylinder compression can cause this to happen when entering.

Does the temperature gauge go into the red zone when it overheats?

Do me a favor. Take a look through this link. It talks about different symptoms and how to check. Page down to where it discusses (number 6/chemical test) and let me know your thoughts and if you are able to perform that test.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

Let me know.

Joe
Sep 22, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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