Ok so I got a mystery here. 1997 honda civic ex no vtech I overheat after about 10 miles of driving. Sometimes it decides not to do it but 90% of the time it will start climbing after 10 miles so I don't drive it more. Ok so far I have done head gasket, Water pump, Radiator cap, Gauge sensor, 02 sensor, Thermostat, Flushed the system for air bubbles and Radiator. I am at a loss. there is no water in the oil or anything it looks fine. Same with coolant it isn't leaking and looks fine. Also radiator fan works and is turning on. So I am not sure were to go from here anyone have any ideas?

 

At this point I would replace the hoses. They may be collapsed or collapsing when you drive cutting off the coolant supply. I had that problem on my 86 Accord.

 

Sounds like you covered everything possible,I' with Daryl,check the hoses,the thermostat may be bad right out of the box,that happened to me,take it out and hold a lighter to it if it pops open in a few seconds it's good.

 

Check the temp gauge also check the actual tempature while over heate. It almost sounds like besides a blown head gasket ...theres a cracked head.. fill the car with coolent and let it idle...there should not be any air bubbles coming out the filler pipe..you must have a rad cap.a compression tester woud be the best.....antifreeze in the combustion chamber will melt the pistons....wwithout an honest mechqanic...depending on the year of car....scrap it and buy another...if the oil is whitish then antifeezeis getting in the oil,,,,,before spending money on plugs and oil...find out the problem......look at your plugs and make sure where that where the elecxtrode is, that all the plugs are the same color...

 

if the engine block was warped from previous over heating replacing the head gaskit won't solve the problem.