overheating due to stop leak in coolant

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Ok had a coolant leak and needed to get home. 200 mile drive now my motor is overheating. When it first started I lost heat. I know I need to drain the system and flush it the question is can I do this with a water hose so I don't have to tow it to a shop for the repair. It seems the leak is either from a hose on the right upper side of the motor or possibly from this white tube on top of the motor. Btw it's snowing outside. Thanks for any advice.

Briankel in Tacoma WA

Nov 28, 2016

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overheating due to stop leak in coolant

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Briankel in Tacoma WA

Nov 28, 2016

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Robert Lindseyon Nov 28, 2016

You should not flush the engine would hose water. Typical water from a hose or faucet will have minerals that will form deposits in the coolant passages and make things even worse. Fix the leak and do a simple drain and fill with the correct coolant, or at the very least, distilled water until you have time to get it in for a proper flush to remove the stop leak.

Briankelon Nov 29, 2016

Thanks for the information. I did drain and replace the coolant without having to flush it. The leak was a two dollar gasket for the temp gauge housing. It took less than an hour to replace and about twenty minutes of running the car to make sure it was fixed.

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