son of a ***** - tiny hole in side of radiator-- recommendations
#1
son of a ***** - tiny hole in side of radiator-- recommendations
tonight when i got home i noticed a bit of coolant on the ground. I looked underneath and a little tiny steady stream of coolant coming down. it stopped. started the car again and more coolant coming down.. i finally found a tiny maybe little bigger than a pin sized hile in the side of the radiator neat the battery. It streams out when i squeeze the radiator hose near the battery. I was thinking some jbweld over the hole, is this a dumb idea? recommendations?
thanks
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#3
Go to autozone and get yourself some radiator sealant. I got the copper stuff. It is important to follow the directions on the back. It is time consuming with running the engine and changing coolant, and letting it dry etc. I think it took me about 8 hours or so but it fixed a nice flowing leak. All the copper particles and glue in the **** clog it up.
#5
Man, my radiator is cracked in the same place too. Right under the low coolant sensor. I took the radiator out, cleaned it up and JB welded the hell out of the crack but it still leaks. I'll just make a habit out of topping the radiator up every other day or so.
#6
Originally posted by ChuckZ28
Go to autozone and get yourself some radiator sealant. I got the copper stuff.
Go to autozone and get yourself some radiator sealant. I got the copper stuff.
You could try the JB but it most likely want hold long(temperary fix).....new stock type radiators arnt that expensive.
#8
Welding isn't gonna work since it is some sort of plastic at the sides of the radiator.
I used some sorta fiberglass epoxy radiator repair stuff i got from Napa and i used JB weld on the inside it worked perfectly.
I used some sorta fiberglass epoxy radiator repair stuff i got from Napa and i used JB weld on the inside it worked perfectly.
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