Hi. My thermostat housing cracked in half and i cannot find a replacement anywhere. if someone has one they would be willing to sell i would greatly appreciate it, or if someone knows where to get one that would be awesome.
Holy crap that is wierd maybe you were low on antifreeze and it froze. Here is a link. #14 and or #12. If replacing #14 then you will need oring #13. I am sure someone onhere will have one used for you though. Check ebay too. 88-91 prelude.
Holy crap that is wierd maybe you were low on antifreeze and it froze. Here is a link. #14 and or #12. If replacing #14 then you will need oring #13. I am sure someone onhere will have one used for you though. Check ebay too. 88-91 prelude.
I've actually heard from a couple other cali 3rd genners at meets that this has been a common problem for them. I've never cracked one, but i'm sure it happens. If you can't find one by next week, I can stop by one of the pick n pulls up here and grab one for you. whatever it costs me + shipping and paypal fees.
Hey I have one...I found it in my trunk when I bought my car, haha. I know it must be for either B20 or B21 because it doesn't look like the one on my b20a3. As you can see, I have less than 10 posts, but that'll change.
Dammm I didn't know these were discontinued. I see 3rd gens at the junkyard all the time and they have these by the dozen. I have a spare one if you want it. Its in excellent condition. Lmk. You just want the round piece that conects to the upper radiator hose right? Cause that's the one I have. I don't have the whole housing. Funny thing I was gonna take it to the scrap a few days ago with a bunch of shit I had piled in my garage. Also we need to start a thread about discontinued parts for our 3rd gens. That way we can start gathering all these parts. I see 3rd gens at the junkyard here in cali a lot. Like 6 or 7 at a time. That's a lot of ludes going to waste.
glad there are plenty in junkyards out there there are zero within 50 miles of me i have called every junkyard i could find noneim also in need of same part for a b20a5 was told the one on b21a1 would fit
Thanks for the help ugly3g but that part is still available but the original poster said crap the part he needed is discoed. Which the bulbous cap is.
Edit: I just realised. You have a rare waterneck. It has the hole in the backside for the thermovalve. If the threads are still good in all holes including that rear then You can cram an apropriate size npt fitting reducer with 1/8th" internal hole and run a seperate water temp gauge with electrical sensor without piggy backing off original gauge sensor. Thats what I did. Plus if one sensor goes out or gauge you still have the other.
well good news and bad news. good news i got it up and running with some jb weld and it seems to hold fine. more good news is im upgrading to a 98 prelude. bad news is i wont have 4 wheel steering anymore
5th gens are very saucey, but they do not feel like the 3rd gens. Just too heavy.
They can be made to be faster, but we all know that its never really going to feel like the 3rd gen, no other car can(at least without a lot of money into it).
I would call it an upgrade in a different direction.
Id probably have one, have 7 or 8 different ones here, would need a pic of yours to double check. If ya in aus id be happy to post. As to it snapping, probably overtightened the bolts with thermostat or something jammed in the mounting flange I would guess, that or cracked in an accident and finally let go. Maybe even a factory casting flaw.
I doubt freezing/cooking would break it, something else would bust or burst first
ok new housing is on, but still leaking coolant from two little hoses that connect on a T. not sure what they are called but they are below the distributor cap
That happens. It's an easy fix if you have experience. If you decide to remove the distributor, remember you must perform the ignition timing immediately once it is back on the car.
ok thanks. ill try getting that done this weekend and im assuming it wont leak after that, but if it still overheats would you assume its the waterpump?
The water pump is on the opposite side, between the cam gears and the crank pulley. If a water pump on a Honda leaks, that means someone replaced it and did something wrong. The water pumps just don't leak on Honda's unless it was installed wrong. The only Honda water pump I have ever seen leak was because somebody put it on with 3 bolts instead of 5.
With that said, there are other places it could be leaking. The T-line is the first suspect. Go ahead and replace all the coolant hoses associated with that T-line. Coolant hoses have a shelf life of 7-10 years or something. If you got 20+ years out of that coolant hose, it's all in need of replacement anyway.
The water pump is on the opposite side, between the cam gears and the crank pulley. If a water pump on a Honda leaks, that means someone replaced it and did something wrong. The water pumps just don't leak on Honda's unless it was installed wrong. The only Honda water pump I have ever seen leak was because somebody put it on with 3 bolts instead of 5.
With that said, there are other places it could be leaking. The T-line is the first suspect. Go ahead and replace all the coolant hoses associated with that T-line. Coolant hoses have a shelf life of 7-10 years or something. If you got 20+ years out of that coolant hose, it's all in need of replacement anyway.
Oh coarse. I did not mean to imply a water pump will not go bad. They can rust and stuff. I've only ever seen them rusted out with the one exception where the previous person installed it one bolt short. Yes, replace the water pump at normal service interval (correctly) and it will never cause a problem. Correct also implies a proper 50/50 mix of antifreeze and distilled water.
this happened to me.., and it was the rubber gasket was too thick, and when I torqued it down, "crack" it happened right in front of my eyes....check your gasket
i know the water pumps on the other side im just saying that if im not leaking any coolant anywhere and its still overheating then the water pump isnt getting the job done or maybe lots of air in the lines? anyway the T line hoses are getting replaced this weekend when i have time so ill post with what happens, hopefully it fixes the problem
ben_deez, you had a water pump crack from a gasket that was too thick? I've not seen that yet. I understand there is an order to torque the bolts. What torque order did you use? What brand gasket?
I like to torque everything in steps. If it calls for 9 ft/lbs, I torque all to like 5 ft/lbs, then all again to 9 ft/lbs. I'll do that with anything that seals and have never had problems like that.
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