I just bought a 94 accord EX 4 cylinder automatic, and it stalls when stopped for a period of time (when parked or idling), it blows the smallest amount of white exhaust until it starts up again and starts moving. I should mention that it starts right up and when I'm driving it, I've noticed that if I am coming to a stop, if I put the car in neutral and tap, even slightly, on the gas, it wont stall. It doesn't really sputter, it just idles down very low then stalls out. Again, it starts up very easily after this.
Now, I get close to home and it started running a little hot, then very hot, then pull in the driveway, open the hood and its spitting coolant all over. It hasn't cooled down enough yet for me to check the hoses or anything though. It started warming up when we were idling then cools down a touch when you're moving and then back up again. The only way I was able to get it in the driveway was to turn the fan on high.
Any thoughts? I thank everyone in advance.

 

How much of this are you willing to do yourself?

Is the CEL on?

 

Check engine light is not on, my dad knows his way around cars pretty well as does a good friend of mine.
So, hypothetically, quite a bit.

 

Sorry, let me try again......

Need to find the source of the leak.....let it cool. Top of rad and over flow. Start it and look for the leak.......

We can get into the other stuff once the coolant leak source is found.

 

If it isn't one of the main rad hoses...the smaller coolant hose from under the dist going back towards the firewall is another one that goes often....and if it was going and putting fluid onto/into the dist....well that could cause stalling.

 

Thanks!! I will try that tomorrow morning, I don't have any fluid here right now, thought I did. I will try that though and report back. Thanks again!