The Overseen Overheating Problem

After I bought Itchy (projectitchy.blogspot.com), I rarely use Scratchy and would be parked for weeks at a time. One afternoon I drove it from Cainta to Banawe, and without hesitation pushed the RPMs while cruising Quezon Avenue. Upon reaching the corner of Q.Ave and Biak na Bato, I noticed the temperature needle almost hitting the red mark. Without hesitation, I pulled-over and turned-off the engine as soon as possible.

Good thing, the place was near a convenience store, so I bought Absolute Distilled Water to fill it up again and this is what I saw:

So there you go people, I have a blown head gasket. 

I was really worried about it so I had to buy parts for a top overhaul.

Here's a shopping list for the job:

Honda OEM Cylinder Head Gasket - P2,829

Intake Valve Seals and Exhaust Valve Seals (8 pieces each, 16 in total) - P205 each (P3,280)

Exhaust:

Intake:

Spark Plug O-Ring - P269 (x 4 pcs, P1,004)

Camshaft Oil Seal - P255.00

Oil Pan Gasket - P955.00

Oil Pump O-Ring - P95.00

I also bought:

NGK BKR6E-11 - P90 each x 4 pcs

Coolant - P565

Caltex Delo Gold Ultra 6 liters - P1,360

OEM Oil Filter - P350

VHT Copper Spray (IMPORTANT to seal the head gasket) - P580

Brought Scratchy to Blacksheep for the service, labor is P6,500 including machine shop. Good thing my head is not warped or cracked. It is still in perfect shape, done the machining just for assurance.

All done. 

I thought everything was okay, but I almost had an overheat again. I immediately pulled-over and wired the fan switch to turn-on all the time. After all that spending, my overheating problem was still not solved. So on to the hunt for that part.