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Old Sep 28, 2012 | 07:31 AM
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Car 1997 Honda Accord Lx v6

my COOLANT OVERFLOW BOTTLE has a crack making it leak antifreeze. the crack is on the Max sign on the bottle. will it be okay to drive for now? i can get it fixed maybe by November. i don't have money. i just spent $800 on fixing this car a less then a week ago now i got this.
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Old Sep 28, 2012 | 02:22 PM
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http://www.hondapartscheap.com/parts...diator-hose-v6

It's $20 bucks. Can't really see how that's outside your budget.
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Old Sep 28, 2012 | 03:37 PM
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just seal the crack with some high temp silicone on the outside.


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Old Sep 28, 2012 | 09:46 PM
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or super glue, or epoxy it will all work and its like a buck or 2
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Old Sep 29, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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Cheap fix.
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Old Sep 29, 2012 | 11:11 PM
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lol been a while since I used some Krazy-Glue. You could try some of that.

Just let it set overnight before filling it back up.
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