Another update;

I made a 10 second video and uploaded it to Youtube today with Car running 30 seconds after I turned it on.



Also here are some pictures:

 

and have you changed anything yet .....

 

I also took a bit of coolant/water from the Radiator Overflow and put into a Can and took a picture of it.





The Brown specs are coffee grounds, didn't clean the can out before I poured the coolant into it



Not sure if that looks like the milky brown color as mentioned.




Once again thx all.


Tryin to determin of its clogged, tstat - or h-gasket.







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Right now only jack I got is the change tire jack, and I really dont wanna go under the car to do a flush with that jack so waiting for a bigger one.

 

You do not need to jack the car up.

Reach underneath and open the radiator drain, drain into a CLEAN container so you can potentially re-use it. Your coolant looks quite clean. If it's more than a couple years old though you should replace it with new anyway.

Remove thermostat. It's on the engine end of the LOWER radiator hose, not the upper like most American cars. Remove the two bolts and split the thermostat housing open.

Use a water hose put water into the radiator and make sure it drains freely out of the lower hose (still disconnected). If it does not, remove radiator and probably replace it. The radiator is removed from the top, again no need to jack car up.

Install new thermostat. The end with the copper sensing bulb goes TOWARD the engine, and the hole in the flange with the little pin in it goes at the top.

Refill and bleed system, check for leaks.

Test drive.

 

oh **** that doesn't look good in the video. good luck fixing that ****ing thing lol

 

Just an update, as I never see resolutions on a few topic's.


White smoke started coming out of the exhaust for about 2 minutes and the car stalled multiple times. (Shook bad then stalled out) I strugled to keep the car running.


Took it in to get a diagnose and been told it's unfortunately the Head Gasket.


The car was stalling due to coolant getting into the cylinders. Exhaust and Bubbles apparently were the exhaust coming back through.


I was quoted by a repair shop $700 - $1000 Canadian to Repair/Fix my 88 Honda Civic!!!!





Thank you cvcrcr99, 94civichatchback & mk378 for your fast, helpful and speedy replies. Helped me narrow it down.

 

Head gasket is potentially a DIY job. It's a $25.00 part but a bunch of labor. The problem with paying someone to do it is that if your engine is warped or cracked it will still leak and you've just wasted the money. There's no way to tell for sure without changing the gasket and trying it.

 

1 More quick question. Does these Estimates sound about right? (Canadian $)


6 Hours Labour @ $95/hr: $570.00

Parts for Head-Gasket: $450

Machine Shop: $250 (Cylinders warped)

= $1270.00

+

Timing Belt: $80.00

+ 12% HST (tax)


= $1512.00 Repair Bill

- Local shop


Thx again all.