I was driving my '88 Accord when the temp. gauge dipped rapidly all the way down to C (cold). I pulled over and the car was hot. Turns out the radiator had a hole in it. I got towed in and the car won't turn on now. It turns over fine and sounds like it is about to crank, but never will. Don't know where to start. Any suggestions?

 

Need to check a few things.

Can you confirm that you are getting spark to the plugs?

Can you confirm that you are getting fuel- DX and LX are carb'd the LXi are fuel injected.

Next, not knowing how hot the engine got, I'd do a compression test.