Engine Overheating

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My Automatic 97 Accord LX with 122,000 miles overheated and now there is a huge crack across the top of my radiator. I think I may have blown my head gasket. Also, the car won't start now. What might be wrong with my car and what can I do to fix it?

You said your engine overheated and now it won't start. Go ahead and fill the radiator with water and try to start the engine. If it doesn't start then remove the spark plugs. If you see water/coolant in the cylinders then your head gasket is shot. The reason your car won't start is because the spark plugs are soaked with water and won't allow the plugs to spark. The defective head gasket allowed exhaust pressure into the cooling system and probably cracked your weak radiator.

I have driven my Honda around everywhere. But one day when I drove it a lot because I was moving it started to over heat. I noticed that because when I turned it off the fan was still on. So I immediately put coolant into the radiator. I haven't noticed anything leaking but I have put coolant in the radiator 3-4 times and have used about 1 container. Its only been 3 days this has been happening though. Within those 3 days It has started to smoke about 3 times and had to shut the whole car off. I'm not sure where to start on how to fix this issue . Please Help!

I'm not sure where its smoking from. It looked like it was coming from around the radiator.

Thanks!

My Accord has been overheating. Both radiator fans were bad (didn't even run when jumped straight to battery), so I replaced them. Now they work fine, coming on when the temp goes up as well as when the AC's flipped on. I had the AC freon checked and the shop told me the pressure was good (no freon added or anything).

The problem is that now when I turn the AC on, it will slowly cause the car to overheat sometimes. Both the radiator fans are running, but temperature still climbs. As soon as I flip the AC off, temp returns to normal (at both highway and stop+go speeds). I've noticed that when the AC's on, particularly at idle, the engine will shudder a couple of times and act like it's going to stall, then it seems like either the AC shuts off (cool air stops coming out), or it stays on and the temp starts to climb.

Is my compressor shot? Or I heard something somewhere about the Compressor belt could be too tight, caused the engine to overheat trying to turn it? I do have a leaky head gasket, could that be playing into it? Possible water pump issues?

Thanks!

So some jerk put stop leak well over 8years ago in my car, IDK why, but it has made this clay like residue that has been cause dinginess issues for a bit.

So I replaced all the upper hoses, (they were cracking and spraying the brown clay like liquid) and both fans, it had been overheating only when I was at a stand still. So I replaced the fans and hoses, the radiator, water pump and thermostat, sensor was all done in 2007.

So I took it to the closest mechanic and they said cracked radiator water pump, ok, I could see where the issue was, and trimming and balance, they were in there and they were going be need to be done.

SO lots of money later and many times back they say its my distributor? WHAT? The timing is wrong because it iddles lower than 1000 like it will stall.
After all this work it still is overheating and the last time I picked it up they just unplugged the thermostat sensor, so obviously I will not be going back but what is the issue?

Replaced or done:

Fan motor
Both Fans
All hoses, top and bottom
Full flush
Water pump
Timing Belt
Balance Belt
Thermostat
Thermostat sensor
Radiator
Radiator Cap

What else is the issue? Other than the stopleak, but with flush, multiple times, why is it still over heating?

I am having trouble with my 1997 Honda Accord SE overheating only when I am sitting in traffic with the A/C on. If I keep on moving then the car and A/C runs fine (no overheating). I am now having trouble with the blower. When I turn on the fan inside it doesn't work. I checked the fuses at one point and then started the car and it started working again, while I drove to the store. I then jumped in the car later on that day and it didn't and is not working again. Does anyone have an answer on what I need to check or do?

I have a honda accord se it has high mileage and I have replaced the radiator about a year ago, the thermostat about six months ago, it is overheating, extremely, like less than 5 miles it is boiling out 2 or 3 gallons of water, as soon as I add more water, it cools right down, what could be the problem now?