20 Most Recent 1991 Acura Legend - Page 3 Questions & Answers

bleed the air out of the cooling system. You cannot get all the air out have a radiator shop use a pressure bleeder for the job.

check the water temperature sensor for operation as it controls the current to the ECM that activates the fan relay. When the car gets above 3/4 way on the gauge the fans should be running full time

over heating has many causes. what are the signs, just the gauge going high. ? steam shooting out rad cap. (is the cap even good>?) side recovery tank, blasting? with hot water and steam. oil in the RAD neck , (cold engine) RAD=Radiator assembly. antifreeze "AF" in the engine oil>? (dip stick looks like milkchocolate? leaks to the ground, from what?? (find it) does the RAD fan come on , overheated, It must. does it? is the RAD core clean? outside, ? not packed with bugs and leaves. the #1 failure part is the thermostat. put in a new one. and cap. they are cheap . and easy to change out both cap and STAT. are you running 50% AF? , using the Prestone $2 tool for the test? AF raises the boiling point of water, to 260?F the cap holding pressure and the AF both raise it that high. if car does not over heat, moviing, only, nows that time to say so.. get in car, cold , drive did it overheat with no stop signals? (moving gives free air flow to the RAD, proving it works) Use the radiator leak down tool. to see of loop is beached. Use the Exhaust gas detector tool at RAD cap to see if the head gasket is blown. how do you know the pump is. bad. 1: it leaks 2: the impeller is dust. 3:ITS pulley wobbles like mad. my answer, the pump is after all other test pass. including a RAD core, thermogram i can check each rad tube 1 by 1, in fact i threat my RAD as 10 or more tiny radiators (it is) see 50 mile test here, RAD cores They get 34f degree tube drops.. each tube must drop or its clogged. all for a $15 tool and no burned fingers. measure each tube about 2inch from top of tank and bottom and both tanks. (this test is very revealing) http://www.fixkick.com/Cooling-engine/therm-o-gram.html

Have you tried a new thermostat? It might be occasionally sticking closed.

tell state of disassembly< we are blind here. and what engine, there are many engines, used world wide in Acura's the displacement. or the engine number. the ? (if yes, you can google all day on C32 books and links. 3.2 L C32A V6

how , or what is the code. you have the code? the code if lost is dealer question. if code in hand, read the operators guide. its in the book, in the glove box. lost? its a very old car and the books are hard to find that old but are found one ebay , used. search and get one. or join a real Acura forum and ask there.. google that.

name what part of shaft, exactly it's not 1 part. you working on and engine with no books. why do that. ??? torque settings and sequences, guessed? and all the warnings in the book, ,not read, not heeded? some of the screws are inch lbs. if set over 7 ft/lbs. 85inch/bls. if set over that you strip out the head threads, dont do that. get a real FSM, please. or at the very least login to alldata.com and read the head pages. the 91 came with many engines, world wide, no country stated, or worst engine displacement options stated. log in and read, like we do, http://www.scantool.net/software/alldata-diy-1-month-subscription.html

that is a bad deal, dont ask here, risking life and limb? your family and mine? find a living breathing mech. to find the source now. bad tire (inside or outside walls bulging ) l loose lug nuts. dah? bad wheel beardings bad brakes. bad supspension bad CV joints. nobody here can guess what it is, not now , not ever. its a hands on deal........!!!!

Depending on where its located, and if you can get to it easily, its pretty simple. Just remove the bolts holding it in place, and unplug the connector. Might have a gasket between egr valve and mounting surface, remove old one and replace with new gasket, then put new egr on reverse of removal.

Do you mean the pedal goes to the floor, or you push the pedal and the car does not stop ?

The switch may be bad inside the female end of the seat belt buckle.When you buckle both ends of the belt together, the switch is opened and no longer allows current to reach the dash light. The switch is probably bad or your buckle ends are not completely connecting. If the latter is the case, that places the wearer in jepordy in case of a crash.

Is the check engine light on?

naked wire is danger especially close to fuel is live spark for fire. The cable became worn is it melted after heat or due to age? if is due to heat means that your alternator works overcharging and heated the cable, you need immediately an expert electrician to check your alternator and the circuit of you car.It is better to disconnect the battery and protect for any unexpected and dangerous contacts until the electrician check the vehicle.