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Car Forum / Honda Cars / February 2008antifreeze
i have a 1987 honda accord i installed a transmission with no problems xcept the tranny didnt have the drive gear. anyway when i changed the tranny ,i put green antifreeze in the radiator ,it ran fine for apx. 2 weeks then the radiator cracked near the top. was that caused by the green antifreeze or just a coincidence , thank in advance for advise scotd Radiators on Hondas c. 1990 are known to be wimpy. Cracking at the top is a common report. If this is the original radiator, you did well. Buy a new aftermarket one and be done with it. Conventional wisdom here is that this is one of the few parts for Hondas where OEM is not worth it. You really should use OEM honda coolant only as your radiator coolant. The non-OEM causes water pump failure. (But it should not cause a radiator failure like you describe.) In the alternative, try the orange Havoline anti-freeze available at Wal Mart and similar. It's what I have used in my 91 Civic since 2002. Google the archives for details on the radiators and anti-freeze. Or stay tuned. >i have a 1987 honda accord i installed a transmission with >no problems [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > green antifreeze or just a coincidence , thank in advance > for advise > Radiators on Hondas c. 1990 are known to be wimpy. Cracking > at the top is a common report. If this is the original [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > You really should use OEM honda coolant only as your > radiator coolant. The non-OEM causes water pump failure. that's /way/ too definite a statement. /some/ non-oem coolants can cause failure, but not all. a high quality non-silicate coolant will do just fine - especially when we insist on changing water pumps along with timing belts, even when it may not be necessary. > (But it should not cause a radiator failure like you > describe.) In the alternative, try the orange Havoline [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> green antifreeze or just a coincidence , thank in advance >> for advise > Radiators on Hondas c. 1990 are known to be wimpy. Cracking > at the top is a common report. If this is the original [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > - Show quoted text - thanx for all the advise .ill try using the orangeantifreeze.ive never bought honda antifreeze,no sense in starting now ,thanx agian > i have a 1987 honda accord i installed a transmission with no problems > xcept the tranny didnt have the drive gear. anyway when i changed the > tranny ,i put green antifreeze in the radiator ,it ran fine for apx. 2 > weeks then the radiator cracked near the top. was that caused by the > green antifreeze or just a coincidence , thank in advance for advise > scotd coincidence. radiators crack. simply buy a new one and you're done. regarding plastic tank radiators, apart from the fact that they age and crack, they're actually a good idea. they're lighter and less leak prone than brazed rads, and they have corrosion advantages for aluminum engines like honda. |
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