how tp stop from getting bhg
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by taking care of the cooling system.jecodob said:
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·Replace the waterpump after 100Kjecodob said:
If you blow a coolant hose, stop driving the car that instant....
Make sure your radiator is working well...
if anything at all breaks with the cooling system, replace it ASAP. and Don't drive the car with broken coolant compoents.
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i replace my head gasket and it definitely the well done job ever. a month later it overheated ,it just yesterday. darn it, i'm in freewayGSteg said:
one little hose mess me up, i'm so mad. i replace all the hose that are kindna old but unexpted one. i check my coolent level before i left my shop but coolent lick all out while i'm driving. my suggestion to Prevent BHG you just have to look at the needle sometime. i'm doing HG again 100 for parts but 4 full days of work.
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That happend to me on my 92 LS... luckly i got rid of it in time(still got my 91 L with me... its my babyMikeD said:
)Seems like the legendary Honda engine durability is shot with this known weak point in the design. Sad part is many Legend owners don't have a clue about this who don't visit this site or ask questions till it happens to them. I don't hear of many Accords/Civics/Preludes of this era having this issue, my cousin's 93 Prelude Vtec has over 180K on his original radiator and running very strong. This is strange because they sourced the radiator to the same supplier as the lesser more populous models.
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the best way to prevent a BHG is to let your car sit in the driveway....always.
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every car have a weak point, i just sold my prelude and i know it cause me lots of money to fix it. a distributor 350ZiggyB said:
, a/c electrical are really bad, ask your friend i think he have the same problem. 8 out of 10 prelude i experience have the same problem.
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Don't forget to keep your wallet well stocked. as these cars are not cheap to maintain. but as for preventive maintanance for a BHG. Replace your radiator at 100k. to me cleaning them out is just not good enough. The radiator is the main ingredient for the cooling system... Period...Ballistic said:
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just out of curiosity, if you do get a BHG, or are just concerned about getting one, couldn't you just replace the paper one with a copper gasket and be done with it?
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Sombody mentioned replacing the radiator at 100k, is that every 100k?
what i'm trying to ask is. say you change your radiator at 100k, and you drive for another 100k with out a problem ( i doubt it ) and replace the radiator at 200k?
i'm only at 131k, still curious about this hG stuff.
<--- NEwb But learnign! ^_^
what i'm trying to ask is. say you change your radiator at 100k, and you drive for another 100k with out a problem ( i doubt it ) and replace the radiator at 200k?
i'm only at 131k, still curious about this hG stuff.
<--- NEwb But learnign! ^_^
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the copper HG never fit. and phan yes. every 100k replace water pump and the rad, not matter how good its working.
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Yep, every 90-100k...Radiator/Timing Belt/Waterpump, and the hoses I'm sure are not too far behind or in best of condition by that point.
my 92LS has 60K. At around 45K the original radiator started leaking. I caught it because I'm anal and I check all fluid levels once a week. It's not like my wife, who used to drive this car everyday, was going to notice a pegged temperature gauge.jecodob said:
I have no doubt that I would have joined the BHG club if I hadn't been diligent with maintenance.
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