'98 Honda Civic that's overheating...?

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It started overheating the other night. So far, my husband has replaced the thermostat, put in new antifreeze/water, and replaced the two coolant temperature sensors, yet it's still overheating. Does anyone know what could cause it? The car is 10 years old and has 140,000 miles on it, but runs beautifully otherwise. I'm not too car saavy, but I do remember him saying that there's a hose than ran from the radiator to the top of the engine, and it was hot. There's one that runs from the bottom of the radiator to the bottom of the engine, and it was completely cold (when the temp. gauge on the dash said the car was overheating). What is this bottom hose for? Could that have something to do with it?
 
you got too much pressure build up in your top radiator hose. This is very dangerous to do yourself, so id advise you to take it to a shop. All they will do is turn your car on, let it run for a minute or untill your temp gauge is high, then they will release the pressure by removing the hose cap. This will squirt hot fluids out and leave burns.
 
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