my 89 honda accord over heated today when i was on the interstate and i pulled over because the temp gage went all the way to the H i think my lower radiator hose is leaking bad so i put water and antifreeze in it and drove about 10 miles and it overheated again. so i filled it up again and it was fine the rest of the way but its making a bubbling noise does anyone have any advise


PLEASE HELP

 

well the bubbling noise sounds like the engine is overheating.. make sure to bleed the system after you add coolant. loosen up the 12 mm bleeded screw at t-stat housing till no more bubbles come out but only coolant , and tighten it up

if you know you got a leak , you need to fix it and retry before you even post any questions here ,( do ot get me wrong i and the rest of the members are here to help anyone and everyone ) , but the first thing myself and others are going to say is to fix the known leak .. that might be all that is wrong with the car.. loss of coolant due to leak = engine overheats

do a pressure test and see where the coolant comes out of .. fix it and retry
when leak is fixed,, start the engine and make sure that the t-stat open properly..on the 89 the t-stat is located on the top hose . so when engine is warmed up top hose should b feel hot ,, if top hose feels warm or cool, you got a stuck closed t-stat . also pressure test the radiator cap. also make sure both fans come on at same time

But again first things first ... fix the known leak

 

its an 89 accord lxi

 

does anyone know how hard it is to change the lower radiator hose

 

theoretically it is unbelievably simple. but getting that old hose unlatched at the fitting is such a pain. expect a little blood and sweat

 

get a knife and cut the hose on the long side at the fittings that will loosen its grip