sup guys. sitting in a tow truck.
1994 integra gsr shell. 1997 ls motor. hAlf radiator w/ fan

on my way to work smoke came into my cabin. checked the needle, said it was fine. checked 2 mins later and it's a 1/4 from being all the way to the right. pulled over. gave it 20 mins to cool down. checked oil dip stick and it had oil (just did a oil change last week). there was coolant everywhere behind the motor.

checked the coolant level in the resevoir and it was fine. but there was no pressure in the tubing.
I'm guessing my thermostat got stuck? also my gas needle dropped all the way to the right as if I had a full tank of gas... I dont..

any ideas what it could be?

 

bump

 

Hmm, the gas needle thing is pretty weird.....

Where is teh coolant coming from. There is a feed and return line going into the cabin (for the heater core) and maybe one of those fell off?

 

yah the gas needle went right and it's rocking a bit. like a dingy in water. but I found coolant behind my intake and backside of motor. hopefully that's all it is. can't look at it till Monday. it's pouring

 

just got it off the tow. took a quick look. coolant sitting on top of the manifold. dont see anywhere else. no hoses came off. heater core hoses are fine. hmmm

 

There is a hose that goes from the head (passenger side, under the dizzy, closer to the front of the car) to the intake manifold. If your motor is stock it is connected to the HARDLINE and it is welded to the hardline from the valve cover - intake tubing. One of these carries air and one carries coolant. There are hoses leaving both sides (1 to the head, 1 to the intake manifold) and maybe something blew there.

 

fill it with water. run it. and see where it's coming from

 

I'll have to wait for the weather to calm down. thanks for the advice guys

gas needle returned back to normal now tho.

 

could it be the water pump? I don't think water is circulating

 

find out where the leak is coming from first. fix it. then see if there are any other problems

 

found the problem. followed the tubes and found a cut 1 inch long. cut it off and put new tubing. thanks ht

:weed:

 

yea next time just follow where all the coolant is coming from or fill the system with water and find the leak. coolant inside your engine bay means something exploded. 99% of the time it will be a hose