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Travel to the snow area w/ a cracked radiator car?
I like to drive to Oregon from socal, but the radiator of my Honda accord has a 4-inch crack near the place where I put anti-freeze fluid. (no leaking), is it ok to drive it?
To Kenny, we go there for the relatives, not the snow. :)
As long as you can maintain the fluid level in the radiator within 1" of the top of the radiator without it leaking out you should be fine. Because you no longer have a sealed system under heavy load conditions (climbing mountain passes ) your car may heat enough to push out coolant, you will need to check the level more frequently than normal and have the coolant checked to make sure it has adequate freeze protection. Carry at least one gallon of coolant and 2 gallons of water just in case it decides to overheat and spew out the coolant!
The proper repair of course is to have the radiator replaced to restore the sealed system, and come next summer's heat you may have no choice because without the pressure in the system the coolant will boil at a much lower temperature, but in winter I think you will get away with it.
