man ppl i havin a problem if any one can help me please say something... today i just replaced my thermostat and my rad. cap... but i still have the same problem.... well this is how it goes i turn on car heat gauge shoots up past hot, then slowly goes back down then shoots up, and does this constently... i'm clueless to what it could be....to add i going into bootcamp next week i got to drive my car only two days b4 the wiring melted so its been in the shop for the last three weeks well for various bullshit reasons(only 4-5 hour job) to put on top that they *** my cd player up when the headlights arent on the cd players on when i turn on my headlights the cdplayer cuts off...hmm weird... well please if anybody can tell me whats wrong please help, i wanna be able drive my car atleast b4 i leave for about 3 months
thanx

 

have you changed the temp sensor or inspected it for proper opperation? Is the radiator clean and not clogged? or maybe part of your other electrical problems when the temp gauge says it hot is the eng. hot?

 

dose it heat up when you are stopped and the cool when you are moving

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Did this all start when they first messed with the wiring?

If the heat gauge is reading hot but the car is bone cold and you don't see coolant spewing from the overflow tank (ie an engine coolant seal is blown and compressed air from the engine block leaking into the coolant system & boiling/blowing water out of the overflow tank)... then I'd supect a wiring harness short.

Does the clutch fan kick on when you start the card cold? When starting cold you should hear the fan spin up and slowly spin down.

 

the cd player thing might be because the ground is hooked up to the red/black wire... the head unit should be grounded to the chassis... this problem is covered in the FAQs.

 

is the thermostat put in correctly?

 

Your gauge problem is probably electrical justy like your other problems. Check the coolant temp with a real thermometer if you suspect overheating, but I'm doubtful that the gauge is accurate. Go search and find how to properly install the stereo and see if all the problems go away.

 

welll i took out the stereo today and put it in my civic... but yeh when i sitting still its goes hot or slow down but when i crusing on the highway no prob but when it is bone cold and i start it i go hot but thanx on the comments i would love more feedmack

i think the shop i took it to is crooks....

 

Go after that crooks who stole your money and fucked up your car.
It's hard to diagnose things that stupid people did to **** up your car.
Don't expect some miracle answer that will fix your problems; when idiots **** up your car, it can be ANYTHING.

Second, learn proper English, punctuationa and grammer.
I get a headaches trying to read an understand what you're trying to day.
How old are you anyways???


-Ted

 

hhahaha u adding a few xtra letters to yer words you should check befor you say any thing but yeh *** them crookz... thanx for tha feedback and i wopuld apreitiate any more

 

if it gets hot at a stand still and cool on the highway i would check you fans

 

and if it's overheating allways, make sure there is actually COOLANT IN IT. take the bleeder screw out when filling (VERY important)

 

man, i wonder if people actually practice typing like that

 

Headlight turns on and cd player cuts off, temp. gauge pins to the top and back down - sounds like electrical problem. Maybe bad grounding since wires melted?