2 Problems

[Houston93CB7SE]

First:
I was on my way home from work last night, and I happen to look down at my temp gauge, and it's bottomed on the cold side, then it just came back up to reading normal.
I heard it might be a bad connection on an electrical plug, I think the one that's on the block end of the upper radiator hose?
Thoughts??

Second:
When turning, light acceleration, sometimes with no accelerator input, there's a creaking sort of noise coming from what sounds like the front steering/suspension areas, left and right depending on the direction of the turn.
Strut mounts?

Thanks in advance.

[Cwcb71990]

First:
I was on my way home from work last night, and I happen to look down at my temp gauge, and it's bottomed on the cold side, then it just came back up to reading normal.
I heard it might be a bad connection on an electrical plug, I think the one that's on the block end of the upper radiator hose?
Thoughts??

Second:
When turning, light acceleration, sometimes with no accelerator input, there's a creaking sort of noise coming from what sounds like the front steering/suspension areas, left and right depending on the direction of the turn.
Strut mounts?

Thanks in advance.

If its not the gauge, it could be a partially stuck open thermostat. did the heater cool down?
I bought my Integra in the summer and was told the thermo was stuck open... forgot about the problem and as soon as the cold Salt Lake City winter hit....under normal driving slightly warm air...and gauge below the "C" The only way to get the heater hot and car in normal operating range was to let it idle about ten minutes. But as soon as you got driving again that cold air running through the circulating water in the system kept the engine COLD.

If its electrical check your temperature sending unit...if that tests ok, It sounds like possibly a bad gauge...or short/ground problem.

[Cwcb71990]

If its not the gauge, it could be a partially stuck open thermostat. did the heater cool down?
I bought my Integra in the summer and was told the thermo was stuck open... forgot about the problem and as soon as the cold Salt Lake City winter hit....under normal driving slightly warm air...and gauge below the "C" The only way to get the heater hot and car in normal operating range was to let it idle about ten minutes. But as soon as you got driving again that cold air running through the circulating water in the system kept the engine COLD.

If its electrical check your temperature sending unit...if that tests ok, It sounds like possibly a bad gauge...or short/ground problem.

Circulating antifreeze...NEVER USE WATER IN AN AREA WITH A BRUTAL WINTER IT WILL FREEZE!!

EVEN IN THE HEAT IF YOU HAVE TO USE WATER ONLY USE IT TILL YOU CAN DRAIN AND REFILL WITH PROPER COOLANT...

.>>I know most of you already know this...I just didnt want someone to mistake what I had said

[Cwcb71990]

First:
I was on my way home from work last night, and I happen to look down at my temp gauge, and it's bottomed on the cold side, then it just came back up to reading normal.
I heard it might be a bad connection on an electrical plug, I think the one that's on the block end of the upper radiator hose?
Thoughts??

Second:
When turning, light acceleration, sometimes with no accelerator input, there's a creaking sort of noise coming from what sounds like the front steering/suspension areas, left and right depending on the direction of the turn.
Strut mounts?

Thanks in advance.

I just read the thread closer and it sounds like it shot back up to normal rather quick... Sounds Electrical

[blackedout]

i dunno but maybe axles?? for the second one and yea probably a connection on the first one

[Houston93CB7SE]

Thanks for the input.
Yeah, it dropped to the bottom only for a second or two, then slid back up to normal range.