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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 02:54 PM
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I was driving to my friends house...trying to baby my transmission cuz it's about a week from going out when my car all of a sudden started to get a little hotter than usual. I kept going trying to make it to my friends house about 5 minutes away and it got hotter and smoke started coming out the hood. I pulled over and popped the hood and antifreeze was everywhere. I haven't gotten a chance to get under the car yet, but I couldn't see anything from up top. Is there any other possibility than maybe a radiator hose or something popped off? It's parked and locked up right now...I'm not taking any chances.
Old Aug 2, 2003 | 09:19 PM
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sound's possible.
Old Aug 3, 2003 | 03:01 PM
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most likely a radiator hose if it was all over the place.

hopefully not a headgasket.

was there smoke coming out of the exhaust?
Old Aug 3, 2003 | 04:10 PM
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nope...only out of the hood...I think for some reason my radiator might have cracked
Old Aug 4, 2003 | 09:58 AM
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its most likely just the radiator hose, check to make sure it is on tight , if its not that you might have just busted the hose and it just needs to be replaced
Old Aug 5, 2003 | 04:36 AM
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pour water in it, and start it. pop the hood, look to see where its coming from.
Old Aug 5, 2003 | 08:36 AM
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It ended up being a heater hose that busted apart....running for the front of the car to the firewall
Old Aug 5, 2003 | 10:03 AM
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well thats good then, not expensive to fix, must be a relief
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