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| Author: | Buddy Le [ Mon Feb 10, 2003 5:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Small radiator leak |
I have a small corrosion leak near where the water pump hose hooks up to the bottom of the radiator it only leaks after i drive it and leaks at quite a rapid pace leaving a large puddle. is this beyond repair or will some JB weild or somthing take care of it any recomondations. or am I going to have to look for a new radiator. |
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| Author: | Doctor Dodge [ Mon Feb 10, 2003 7:51 pm ] |
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Be sure it is not that the radiator hose outlet has a cracked solder joint or a bad hose. For any epoxy product to work, the surface must be clean and dry, like in shinny bare metal. Good epoxy takes hours to dry / cure. High heat is not good for epoxy over the long haul. My though is that for all this trouble, may as well pull the radiator and have a shop boil it out & repair it. DD |
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| Author: | Dave [ Mon Feb 24, 2003 5:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Radiator leak |
My Local man was going to charge around $75.00 more to repair my leak then the cost to have a 3 core built, gives one something to think about as my leak was also minor, also has been my experience that some auto parts places pierce the bottom radiator hose with a nylon loop to hang on the wall thereby producing two small pin holes in the hose right near the outlet which gave the appearance of a bottom tank leak, so would be good idea to inspect hoses before purchase.As far as the "liquid Steele" approach my only use has been on the overflow nipple which had a defective solder joint and i'm too lazy to solder it correctly this has worked well..My 2 cents is to do it right the first time. |
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