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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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Fairfield area - Honda shop recommendation

Hey guys, need a shop recommendation for Honda's near Fairfield........or Vallejo, Vacaville, etc

We have a '93 Civic that is overheating again. Losing coolant, white smoke from the exhaust.

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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 11:21 AM
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sounds like headgasket. i dont know anyone in that area tho. good luck.
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 11:27 AM
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sounds like headgasket. i dont know anyone in that area tho. good luck.
Yeah, sounds like it - same problem we had with it 3 years ago. Sigh...
Old Aug 3, 2010 | 09:54 AM
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bump....while I go and do a search on yelp.....
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have whoever check the head and block surfaces, if youre willing to tow to milpitas, let me know.
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Originally Posted by blacktraxgirl
have whoever check the head and block surfaces, if youre willing to tow to milpitas, let me know.
It's a Honda dealership that did the repair 3 yrs ago. No clue if they checked the head or the block, as it was my dad that dealt with it back then.

If Milpitas was near, I would've had it towed it to your(?) place (Black Trax, right?) yesterday, hahaha!
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We could take care of this for you, but we may be a bit more expensive than some honda specific shops.

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I've got a spare gasket from my old car. Brand new if you want to DIY.
Old Aug 3, 2010 | 04:37 PM
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PM'd Ed and bwaynep...
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