Q: i just bought a honda accord 2003 and the owner previously worked on it because its top gasket got burnt. so now i tried driving i

asked by on October 11, 2016

i just bought a honda accord 2003 and the owner previously worked on it because its top gasket got burnt and his mechanic fixed it according to him. but now the other day i tried driving it and suddenly after moving for a couple of distance maybe about 2km i noticed it wasn't moving again as i accelerated. but when i switch off engine and engage the gear again it moves for a while and then it stops responding to the accelerator again and doesn't move. i eventually noticed the temperature was high so i switched off the engine and by the time i opened the bonnet i noticed there was barely any water in the radiator, so i added water and filled the radiator. but i left the radiator open and switched on the engine again and accelerated it while in park position and i noticed that after a while the water in the radiator started boiling over and water was just spewing out of the radiator. when i eventually tried to accelerate it doesn't move at all and the temperature have already climbed up.

My car has 9000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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