 Patching a Radiator?, Help... |
 May 16, 2004 - 8:39 PM
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Ok my radiator has a hairline crack along the top. Squeezing the top hose used to make it bulge a little around the crack, and looked like it could get worse. I got some organic cleanser/patcher stuff, which you mix with your coolant and flushes any corrosion or build ups and also goes hard when it comes in contact with air. Seems to be doing a good job so far.
But I want to patch the radiator externally (it's looking kinda nasty), and not sure exactly what to use on the ceramic/plastic type surface. Has anyone got any idea's on what to use? I haven't messed with this material before, and don't want to pay some radiator shop to do something I could do. Cheers 
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May 16, 2004 - 9:22 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 13, '03 From California Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
usually those things dont work, i tried sealing my radiator on my old camry and it just went back to spewing water out, best bet is to take ure radiator to a shop and have the top tank replaced
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KAMiX Patching a Radiator? May 16, 2004 - 8:39 PM
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