over heating problem

[cb9_marty]

Sup guys, my car has been overheating.. it starts.. takes a lil to heat up and the temp shoots all the way past hot.it started doing this after I took out my cluster and changed out some bulbs..(b4 that my temp gauge would stay on cold while on the freeway n go up when stopped as stated in 1 of my previous threads) All the plugs looked fine b4 I put everything back together..i changed the temp gauge sender and the thermostat and that didnt work. Any1 know where I should go from here? Would bleeding the coolant system solve the over heating? Thanx in advance,

[Flip-Eye]

http://techauto.awardspace.com/overheating.html

Good, easy to follow!

and youtube bleeding coolant system Honda Accord

[evilbender]

Its always good to bleed the coolant, Check your Thermostat and see if it has gone bad.
I had that issue, changed the therm and flushed the cooling system and it works like a charm now.

[cb9_marty]

Haven't been on here n a bit but its still doing the same thing after bleeding the system. .. Shooting up past hot but what im wondering is can it even over heat from a cold start in literally like less than a min? And then I turn it off and turn it back to on position and it shoots right back up before I even start it? Im thinking its my cluster thats bad but not sure,

[sonikaccord]

Temperature sending unit is malfunctioning or wiring is bad. I would triple check it.

[cb9_marty]

Okay thanx ill double check it

[cb9_marty]

Cuz I changed the sender for the gauge already so now I would just have to change the other sensor that's next to it right? Which would be the engine coolant temp sensor

[sonikaccord]

Not yet, what happens when you unplug the one wire sensor? Does your gauge move at all?

[cb9_marty]

Not yet, what happens when you unplug the one wire sensor? Does your gauge move at all?

No it doesnt move when its unplugged, could the cluster have gone bad cuz I didn't disconnect the battery when I removed it or is that okay,

[JDMDriver]

I believe your thermostat failed in closed position. Change it and retest. It is easy to change and inexpensive.

[cb9_marty]

I believe your thermostat failed in closed position. Change it and retest. It is easy to change and inexpensive before you try other suggestions.

I changed it already and it still did the same thing.

[sonikaccord]

No it doesnt move when its unplugged, could the cluster have gone bad cuz I didn't disconnect the battery when I removed it or is that okay,

That's fine, as long as you didn't short any connections you should be good. I have to look and see what my car does when it is unplugged or what the service manual says.

[cb9_marty]

Okay thanx bro

[sonikaccord]

Haven't been on here n a bit but its still doing the same thing after bleeding the system. .. Shooting up past hot but what im wondering is can it even over heat from a cold start in literally like less than a min? And then I turn it off and turn it back to on position and it shoots right back up before I even start it? Im thinking its my cluster thats bad but not sure,

This sounds like a bad sensor to me. Less than a min? Your car isn't even warm yet. When you disconnect the red wire, nothing happened so that's good. Does your radiator fan kick on?

[cb9_marty]

This sounds like a bad sensor to me. Less than a min? Your car isn't even warm yet. When you disconnect the red wire, nothing happened so that's good. Does your radiator fan kick on?

No it doesn't click on, should it come on right away when I start it?