Re: coolant leak 1990 accord

On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:28:52 -0400, Vlad Ciubotariu
<vcciubot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>My car leaks a little bit of coolant. It comes out somewhere under the
>engine. The radiator is full. I had a timing belt/ water pump change last
>year at the honda dealer. 
>
>If the radiator is full, could it still be a leak in the radiator? I just
>hope it's not something expensive to fix. Could you give me some
feedback?
>
>thanks,
>vlad


Is it an original radiator?  My '90 accord developed a split in the
upper chamber on the front side of the OEM composite radiator that
would leak only under pressure (temperature).  Because it was on the
front side, the actual leak was hidden by the grill/frame, and it took
a while to find it.  Noticed small puddle under the car and some
bounce back to the motor which threw me off.

The fix for me was to replace the radiator.  

Frank