Overheated

[ROniel]

k... for some reason my car stays at idle 2. dude. i was cruising around last night and out of the blue my engine starts smokin... next thing u know i hear the motor dying out and it started making clinking sounds. so i slowed down a lil bit and when i hit 45 something popped. n my car died. anyone know what the problem is?

i bought a new radiator and installed it. for some reason my fan doesnt wanna turn on. and when i was viewing it this morning i noticed that one of the wires was broken off of my distributor. is this a bad sign? after... i did more viewing and i noticed that right below the engine head theres oil or some light brown liquid.

here are pics of my problems... can u help me decide on what to buy next?

[MessyHonda]

yup thats why it idles so high. and it looks like you need to replace the valve cover gasket...i picked mine up from honda for 9 bucks.

[ROniel]

hmm... so how much would a full engine rebuild be? cus i really love my car.

[russiankid]

I think you may have blown your headgasket but i could be wrong. As for the distributor, thats just a vacuum line for the timing advance. Fan not coming on could be the fan dead, or the thermoswitch isn't working.

[russiankid]

yup thats why it idles so high. and it looks like you need to replace the valve cover gasket...i picked mine up from honda for 9 bucks.

If you are referring the high idle to the advance diaphragm vacuum hose being broken, then i believe you are incorrect. When mine had a leak, the idle was rough.

[88Accord-DX]

There is a thermo-sensor on the bottom of the radiator. If that sensor is bad, it will keep the fans from coming on. (DVM & boiling water is a test for continuity at the right temp.)

Replace the valve cover gasket with what you can afford. Fel-Pro to OEM in to what your pocket book needs.

The idle thing can be a lot of things, depends on EFI or carbed.

[ghettogeddy]

The idle thing can be a lot of things, depends on EFI or carbed.

from what i can tell is hes carbed


and yes that is a vacuum line not a wire

and as far as rebuilding goes its ogna cost some serious cash i mean u can do a basic rebuild and have it running with about 1k or so
or u can go full route and spend 2k plus like my self lol but im also doing and efi swap as well

[ROniel]

ok! so i decided to start with rebuilding my head... anyone know how much this is gonna cost?

[88Accord-DX]

ok! so i decided to start with rebuilding my head... anyone know how much this is gonna cost?

That all depends on if you provide valve stem seals & what you have done. If you have a shop do it all, anywhere from $150 on up to around $225. Depends on where you live too. Most of the cost is re-seating the valves, checking spring tension & re-surfacing the head if it's needed. (any parts that need re-placed)