Why is my 97 Honda Accord LX coolant gushing out after car is shut off?

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sonday1314

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I was driving home from Cape Cod, MA down to near east providence. My car was normal but then i heard a clicking noise in the engine. when i stopped, the idle stayed at 20K RPM. The engine light went on and then i saw a small amount of smoke coming from the hood so i quickly shut the car off. i checked under the hood and i saw coolant coming from under the Distributor which is where the inlet hose from the radiator and below is the outlet hose to the radiator coming from the head block. i cant see under there but i saw a stream of coolant coming out. everything looks sealed. so i turned the car back on and drove back home which was like 2 minutes away from where i stopped. i let the engine cool and then i test drove it to see how long until it started overheating. when i test drove it, it was fine. the thermometer gauge was at normal. so i went back home and turned the car off, open the hood. and then i saw a stream of coolant come out again. same spot. the radiator fans doesn't come on either. i don't know if the coolant got into the connection and fried it. could it be the thermostat? i have no idea. also the reservoir for the coolant overflow was sucked back up into the radiator. Any body have ideas?
 
Have you checked the level of the Radiator coolant? It should be down quite a bit. First off I would check your radiator hose clamps to be sure they are tight, then make sure you have not got a split in the hose, where the coolant was coming from make sure it is not bypassing a seal like the water pump. These are my suggestions to start with.
 
Have you checked the level of the Radiator coolant? It should be down quite a bit. First off I would check your radiator hose clamps to be sure they are tight, then make sure you have not got a split in the hose, where the coolant was coming from make sure it is not bypassing a seal like the water pump. These are my suggestions to start with.
 
u have a leak in radiator , if, everthing looks sealed. have a friend with a flash lite watch the engine while u give the gas should be able to spot the leak. but u must repair the fan or it will over heat & crack the block.
 
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