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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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Icon2 Please help! ! ! ! !

yesterday on my way to school my car was heating up so i pulled over and i had a ripped heater hose i believe...
and i managed to get my car home.
i replaced the hose but then my radiator started steaming at the cap.. I drained my radiator and added new coolant and replaced the cap. But now my radiator seems to be steaming up from the bottom or middle part..not too sure exactly from where..

do i need a new radiator?? Wat should i do????
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 11:26 AM
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Default Re: Please help! ! ! ! !

Lets start with, caps at the beginning of a sentence and stop yelling, we can hear you.
MM&Y of car would help.

It sounds like you have at least one rad leak, best way to tell is to use compressed air to dry the rad off compleatly then start the car and see if you get wet spots.
Another way is to make sure coolent level is correct, drive car and check coolant level.

Steam comming off the rad from "spillage" in not unusual, it may take some time for it all to dissipate, unless you use compressed air.94
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 01:54 PM
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Default Re: Please help! ! ! ! !

its a 90 honda ef.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by sublimeh215
It's a 90 Honda ef.
That's better.
Have you tried what I suggested?

A 19 year old car, it would not surprise me if the rad was gone, especially if you over heated it. 94
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