Hey all, I've recently been giving my cooling system a refresh with lots of new rubber. This all started because I had coolant appearing between the heads, similar to the thermostat hose problem typically found on 1100's like my 95. However, after replacing those hoses I found the actual source of the problem: not the hoses or the clamp, but the fitting they attach to itself. You can see here that there's a solid crack right on the elbow that was proliferating coolant at a decent pace.
However, my question is mostly not about this: it's about coolant temperatures typically seen on the ST. The water joint part is fairly simple to replace, and I found it in stock at Partzilla, but it appears to be plastic instead of metal.
This may be a change by Honda for later model years, but I am a touch concerned about it holding up to coolant temperatures as they seem fairly high. If someone could dispel my worries about the replacement part holding up, I'd greatly appreciate it.
What especially prompted my question is this video I captured to find the proper source of the leak in the first place, where you can see coolant bubbling out of it and actively steaming. My temp gauge also was still in the solid "cold" region, so my fan hadn't kicked on yet. But the engine is warm enough for me to actively warm my hands on and the coolant is clearly plenty hot! Is this an issue of my temp gauge and fan sensor being wonky, or does it just need to be even hotter for those to activate?
However, my question is mostly not about this: it's about coolant temperatures typically seen on the ST. The water joint part is fairly simple to replace, and I found it in stock at Partzilla, but it appears to be plastic instead of metal.
This may be a change by Honda for later model years, but I am a touch concerned about it holding up to coolant temperatures as they seem fairly high. If someone could dispel my worries about the replacement part holding up, I'd greatly appreciate it.What especially prompted my question is this video I captured to find the proper source of the leak in the first place, where you can see coolant bubbling out of it and actively steaming. My temp gauge also was still in the solid "cold" region, so my fan hadn't kicked on yet. But the engine is warm enough for me to actively warm my hands on and the coolant is clearly plenty hot! Is this an issue of my temp gauge and fan sensor being wonky, or does it just need to be even hotter for those to activate?
