Radiator upgrade after all

[InAccordance]

Well it's a damn good thing I got the temperature sensor working a while back. Radiator popped this morning.
Caught it in time and was only 2 blocks from home so engine should be ok. Was running just fine.
Pulled radiator and filled it up with water, blocked off lower hose mount and found a pin hole between vanes. Wasnt even the plastic that busted.
It made it 30 years though so cant be too upset.

Looking through some old threads, there is some consensus that a 94-01 integra rad will fit with only slight mount modifications. Was planning on it at a later date but it seems that has been pushed up on the time table lol.
Good times.

[Dr_Snooz]

Never let a good crisis go to waste, right?

[InAccordance]

ha, of course not.

[Fixedit]

It's always bittersweet when something breaks. I feel great about finally upgrading but damn is the bank account ever unprepared lol. As far as radiators I've been eyeballing one of these for years

https://www.mishimoto.com/honda-crx-aluminum-performance-radiator-88-91.html

God speed with the repairs and upgrade though, your ride is really coming together!

[InAccordance]

https://skunk2.com/cooling/radiators/radiator-1255.html
What I ordered.
Also picked these up: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1995-1998-Honda-Odyssey-LX-Radiator-Bracket-Mount-Set-95-98/293175579400?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Drill a couple holes and can put them wherever I need em.
Lucky things broke at tax time =P

[InAccordance]

and we're done. Still need to get some fans but I've got a month or two before it gets warm =P
https://i.imgur.com/hYk6cbJl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PStiVIpl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WArOvN0l.jpg

That was fun.

and yes the hood shuts.

[InAccordance]

oh, and I will need a thermostat housing. It's being held together by prayers and an 11mm bolt right now.
It seems at some point the thermostat was changed and the threads were stripped in the housing itself. There was an 11mm bolt in there which made me question life cause ya know.... Honda dont use 11mm...Other bolt was a 10.
Well, housing is jacked but not leaking yet.

[Dr_Snooz]

Great job on the new rad!

[AC439]

oh, and I will need a thermostat housing. It's being held together by prayers and an 11mm bolt right now.
It seems at some point the thermostat was changed and the threads were stripped in the housing itself. There was an 11mm bolt in there which made me question life cause ya know.... Honda dont use 11mm...Other bolt was a 10.
Well, housing is jacked but not leaking yet.

One of the bolts on my thermostat housing bolts broke off. The body of the bolt stuck inside while its hex head part detached. I ended up drilling through the stuck bolt and put a smaller stainless bolt \ washer \ nut to hold it in place and it works.

[AWH]

I also got the same aftermarket watertemperatuur adaptor between the radiator hose on the same spot as yours. Mine is not reading correctly though in comparison to the stock dash temperature gauge. Mine reads max 60 Celsius. Is yours reading correct [emoji780] Also,seems you have two wires attached to it,mine has only one [emoji780]

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[InAccordance]

Have to ground the sensor. It grounds through the body of the sensor itself. The single wire plugged into the sensor is the positive lead. Normally it sits in the intake so it can ground easily. I just ran a wire from the body of the adapter to a random bolt up front. Reads just fine.

[AWH]

Never thought about that [emoji849]. Will try asap [emoji854]. Did you solder that groundwire to its body [emoji780].Thanks for replying.

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[InAccordance]

Nah, just used those ring terminals and stuck it to a random bolt on the body
9984

[AWH]

Problem solved. Thanks a lot. Had to try some different spots,it sometimes had too much of a reading instead of former too little, but found one that did the trick [emoji854]. Now just have to rig up the oil pressure sensor and they're all good. Happy with your assistance.

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[InAccordance]

No problemo.
I still need to hook up an oil pressure sensor too lol

[ShiRen]

Yo wait, you've got a working temp sensor? Elaborate, I need to know how to get mine going. Its still hooked up to the crossover tube with a hose barb and brake line adapter lol. I should probably start by shortening the hose going to it... Ive got the intake off rn and I'm realizing I slapped like 1.5' of hose on it in a mad panic to plug the hole.

Does that adapter you have in the rad hose just have the factory sensor threaded into it?

[AWH]

No,in the aftermarket radiatorhose adapter plugs an also aftermarket temperaturesensor.

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[BITESIZE]

That's the shiznizzle!!

[ShiRen]

No,in the aftermarket radiatorhose adapter plugs an also aftermarket temperaturesensor.

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Got an ebay link or something? I've been putting off buying any old sensor because I didn't know if they would give the right reading

Edit: Actually I see he made a thread about it and used the factory sensor. This should work I think https://www.ebay.com/itm/Water-Hose-Coolant-Temperature-Sensor-Hose-Adapter-For-Sensor-26mm-Universal-USA/323380841965

Might work a little better in the lower rad hose, that's closer to the factory location I think.