In article <ui32e.1651$w63.451222@news20.bellglobal.com>, "Torak"
<11torak11@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> First a little back ground. Cold winter and I started the car to let it
> warm up, went into the house for 10 minutes. When I came back out
> I found that the car had heated up a little( just over the 1/2 mark) Found
> it weird but wasn`t overly concerned with it as I was running late for
> work. As soon as I got moving the needle dropped back into the normal range
> and all was good. The next morning I found I had trouble starting the
> car. So a little looking under the hood and I notice that the radiator cap
> has broken off ( holding in place but inside portion was broke). Buy a new
> cap
> (cheap one) and top the system up. The car that night started up after
> numerous attempts.Still I haven`t placed the all the clues together here.
> I look at the rad level and it is low again, so one more top up ( 10 ounces
> at a time, coke can worth).Finding this weird I stop by Honda and they say
> buy the
> cap off them as the cheaper ones don`t hold the pressure good enough, sold i
> buy it and install. Next day ; same thing,same time. So to sum up 60kms
> (35mi) a day and I have to add 8-12 ounces of rad fluid. No external leaks,
> one major symptom is the oil filler cap has moisture on it and no white
> smoke billowing out. I go by the Honda shop and they tell me that they have
> never heard of someone changing the head gasket on a 1997 Accord , to look
> further, Any idea what else it might be? Car has 170,000 km .

I advise you to check the phone book for a radiator shop near your home.
The manager or owner should be able to determine if there are any problems
related to the cooling system. I believe that they can measure the
pressure. They can tell from the pressure reading whether or not there is
a leak or problem related to the cooling system. They can also check for
leaks.

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