There's a hole in my radiator dear Liza

cormee

Anyone got any suggestions on how to plug a hole in my radiator? Radweld doesn't seem to work, it's on the base of the rad rather than the fins so I'm hoping it would be a simple matter of filling it in with a compound of some description.:D

While I'm at it does anyone know how much I should expect to spend on getting an ok sound system fitted into my glove compartment?

corktina

if it's steel, weld it, if it's brass solder it, if it's plastic , stick it:) ...should be a cheap repair from a radiator specialist if you cant do it yourself.

mustang68

My (very) small amount of experience with bad radiators suggests that if it has a hole then its going to start leaking or get blocked elsewhere, my story went:

1: Hole in Radiator -> used radweld
2: Radiator cooling badly -> used radflush
GOTO 1

:mad:

hellcamino

I had a similar problem, went for the radweld and about a week later noticed my antifreeze had turned creamy brown, like chocolate! Didn't taste like chocolate but it did have all the cooling properties of chocolate so out it came and here's what i flushed..... mmmmmmm lovely, and thats what came out after several flushes, the first lot oooooozed out.

I had to take apart the system and wash everything out several times, including filling,running and flushing the re-assembled system countless times. Guess I didnt get it all because on the way home from work last week the temp guage started twitching before sprinting for the red. Blew my head gasket and warped my head. I wondered was it the rad weld or a mix of antifreeze and coolent. Thing is, I've never used the pink stuff, always stuck with green or blue diluted solution. At least I dont have to clean out any more of that gunk, feel guilty for killing a loyal companion though. wish i just bought a new rad

cormee

hellcamino wrote:

Guess I didnt get it all because on the way home from work last week the temp guage started twitching before sprinting for the red. Blew my head gasket and warped my head. (

Same here - My car was overheating during the summer, I thought it might be the rad so I used some radweld, blew my gasket (not suggesting the two are connected though). Damned expensive to repair. On the upside the car runs a lot better now!

MercMad

If it is a metal rad then removal and brazing is the best way. Howevcer I have succesfully repaired many with a product called "Leak Fix" or "Metal Filler". You can get it in Halfords, I think they are Loctite products. Both are compounds that must be applied to bone dry surfaces, but they dry completely and can be filled, drilled, tapped etc !

No problems with either cars since !

cormee

MercMad wrote:

If it is a metal rad then removal and brazing is the best way. Howevcer I have succesfully repaired many with a product called "Leak Fix" or "Metal Filler". You can get it in Halfords, I think they are Loctite products. Both are compounds that must be applied to bone dry surfaces, but they dry completely and can be filled, drilled, tapped etc !

No problems with either cars since !

Cheers Mercmad, I'll look into that.