jwstewar
Active member
When I went out to the parking garage from work last night, I saw a large green puddle under the car. I knew that wasn't good.
It is a 2000 Honda Accord w/ 2.3 ltr, 4 cycle with almost 260k on the clock. I started the car and called Monica and warned her that she may need to get the trailer ready to come get me 
I started out toward home, made it a couple miles and the temp gauge immediately went to red. I pulled over and went to a ghetto gas station and bought a gallon of 50/50 antifreeze and put a little over half in it. I started the car back up and headed toward home. Made it about halfway home and the temp started climbing again. Put the rest of the coolant in thinking that if I made it that far, I should be good to make it home. Wrong!!!!!
Within a few miles the temp was climbing again. So I called Monica and had her bring me 3 jugs of antifreeze and a gallon of water. She got there and I added it to it and off I went again. By the time I got home, I had to stop 3 more times and add antifreeze/water to it. I coasted the last mile (down hill) home. Couldn't get a real good look at it last night because everything was hot (engine did not over heat), but with it being dark. Everything hot and steam going every where, I couldn't get a good look at it. My first thought was a head gasket, but this seem like way too much fluid to be a head gasket. I can hear it spewing, but can't really see it, other than I know it is on the back side of motor somewhere. Gonna probably be weekend before I can really look into it as by the time I get home this time of the year it is almost dark. So by the time I get started, it is dark. Hoping it is something simple like a hose somewhere. Anyone have any experience with this on this model car? I was hoping to run this car to 300k just to say I did.
It is a 2000 Honda Accord w/ 2.3 ltr, 4 cycle with almost 260k on the clock. I started the car and called Monica and warned her that she may need to get the trailer ready to come get me I started out toward home, made it a couple miles and the temp gauge immediately went to red. I pulled over and went to a ghetto gas station and bought a gallon of 50/50 antifreeze and put a little over half in it. I started the car back up and headed toward home. Made it about halfway home and the temp started climbing again. Put the rest of the coolant in thinking that if I made it that far, I should be good to make it home. Wrong!!!!! Within a few miles the temp was climbing again. So I called Monica and had her bring me 3 jugs of antifreeze and a gallon of water. She got there and I added it to it and off I went again. By the time I got home, I had to stop 3 more times and add antifreeze/water to it. I coasted the last mile (down hill) home. Couldn't get a real good look at it last night because everything was hot (engine did not over heat), but with it being dark. Everything hot and steam going every where, I couldn't get a good look at it. My first thought was a head gasket, but this seem like way too much fluid to be a head gasket. I can hear it spewing, but can't really see it, other than I know it is on the back side of motor somewhere. Gonna probably be weekend before I can really look into it as by the time I get home this time of the year it is almost dark. So by the time I get started, it is dark. Hoping it is something simple like a hose somewhere. Anyone have any experience with this on this model car? I was hoping to run this car to 300k just to say I did.
