Need help accord h22
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Need help accord h22
I have a couple of questions maybe someone can help
first my accord never overheats but lately driving in heavy traffic with my ac on the car starts to overheat and both fans are on?
second my car sound like it has a supercharger in it and it doesnt?
third i wanna change my cap and rotor but the one i asked for in the part store has 5 plugs and the one i have on only has 4 ? i noticed that my distributor has writing on it h22a and by the tranny it has h22a4
first my accord never overheats but lately driving in heavy traffic with my ac on the car starts to overheat and both fans are on?
second my car sound like it has a supercharger in it and it doesnt?
third i wanna change my cap and rotor but the one i asked for in the part store has 5 plugs and the one i have on only has 4 ? i noticed that my distributor has writing on it h22a and by the tranny it has h22a4
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If you're in USA, the Accord didn't come with an H-series engine so it was swapped in. If you know the donor car, you'll have to ask for a distributor for (for example) a 98 Prelude or whatever it came from.
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Here's a thread for you... Sounds like you want a distributor cap for a 1997-2001 Prelude.
https://www.hondaaccordforum.com/for...a4-info-41298/
You say "by the tranny" it says H22A4... You mean the flat spot on the block where the engine serial # is stamped? Underneath the "H22A4" is the block serial # and I think the first digit means the model-year. So first digit 1 is 1997, 2 is 1998, etc. First digit zero means it's a crate engine that wasn't installed into a car on the production line.
https://www.hondaaccordforum.com/for...a4-info-41298/
You say "by the tranny" it says H22A4... You mean the flat spot on the block where the engine serial # is stamped? Underneath the "H22A4" is the block serial # and I think the first digit means the model-year. So first digit 1 is 1997, 2 is 1998, etc. First digit zero means it's a crate engine that wasn't installed into a car on the production line.
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Overheating...
Check to make sure the air flow through the radiator isn't blocked by leaves insects & crud pasted onto the front of the condenser.
You said both fans run. Next is to check whether the radiator is full. Hondas don't like to have air-pockets in their cooling systems. A bad radiator cap can result in the white plastic overflow tank being full while there's air in the actual radiator. There's a bleeder screw at the thermostat housing (follow the LOWER radiator hose back towards the firewall).
Maybe your thermostat needs to be replaced?
How does the antifreeze look? Muddy brown jelly means oil is leaking into the coolant. Antifreeze should be changed every couple years because the anti-corrosion additives get "used up".
Check to make sure the air flow through the radiator isn't blocked by leaves insects & crud pasted onto the front of the condenser.
You said both fans run. Next is to check whether the radiator is full. Hondas don't like to have air-pockets in their cooling systems. A bad radiator cap can result in the white plastic overflow tank being full while there's air in the actual radiator. There's a bleeder screw at the thermostat housing (follow the LOWER radiator hose back towards the firewall).
Maybe your thermostat needs to be replaced?
How does the antifreeze look? Muddy brown jelly means oil is leaking into the coolant. Antifreeze should be changed every couple years because the anti-corrosion additives get "used up".
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