so i have a 1990, and for some reason all of a sudden white smoke is coming out of the hood mostly on the right side of the car. it is noticable when i stop driving and it doesnt seem to be a whole lot. i just had most of the hoses replaced in janurary so i don't think it could be radiatior issues beucase i just fixed those. i am not really sure what it could be any ideas?
should i invest in fixing the car or should i just get a used prelude from somewhere else. its got a few leaks, temp gauge is loose and broken drivers window.. should i even bother i am willing but people are telling me to scrap it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by starscream4829 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so i have a 1990, and for some reason all of a sudden white smoke is coming out of the hood mostly on the right side of the car. it is noticable when i stop driving and it doesnt seem to be a whole lot. i just had most of the hoses replaced in janurary so i don't think it could be radiatior issues beucase i just fixed those. i am not really sure what it could be any ideas?
should i invest in fixing the car or should i just get a used prelude from somewhere else. its got a few leaks, temp gauge is loose and broken drivers window.. should i even bother i am willing but people are telling me to scrap it
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Sounds like you still have a radiator leak or a bad radiator cap. Try letting the car idle with the hood up until the radiator fan starts cycling on/off. It should be pretty hot. At that point you should see the leak, or at least some of the smoke.