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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: chariotofmanliness on January 27, 2008, 03:56:14 AM

Title: radiator
Post by: chariotofmanliness on January 27, 2008, 03:56:14 AM

if you ever decide to clean under the hood. watch out for that green and white stuff on your radiator. apparently, that's what was keeping my antifreeze in. just so you know, jb weld (epoxy) works in a pinch for this problem. that and a few bottles of aluma seal. so needless to say, here's a project that's in the works.....lol

(http://http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg32/bbblankenmyer/jbweldradiatorrepair.jpg)

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Post by: Dave69 on January 27, 2008, 09:19:05 AM

looks like the plastic header cap has been removed and bodged back into place. these headers are compressed then clamped into place, not the kind of thing you can do in a normal workshop as the rubber seal has to be squashed sufficently before clamping

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Post by: greggmo on January 27, 2008, 10:00:59 AM

man you need a new rad. the fins are corroded away and that aint good cos it allows the tubes in the core to expand and then hey usually split. trust me i used to build rads for a job. shoul be easy for you to get one though mate.

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Post by: isle of man on January 27, 2008, 10:13:58 AM

for a new rad try here.... http://http://www.radiatorbarn.com/

get a triple core wile your at it!!!


peter henry

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Post by: wazza on January 27, 2008, 11:08:25 AM

definatly just get it changed!!!
i agree with greggmo (i used to build the machines that build radiators)  once the fins corrode away the tubes are just waiting to split as theyre only held together with a light solder an its the fins that keep it fron expanding! just think of the pressure build up when you remove the rad cap on a hot engine!!!

plus whats "aluma seal" im guessing its like rad seal???
you've not got that in your rad, its in your whole engine an thats bad!!
granted it does work but only temporaryily, it alows the engine to biuld up extra heat an not disipate it as easily, an also it has the tendancy to float round the engine an block other important water ways!!!!

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Post by: Dave69 on January 27, 2008, 05:09:39 PM

looks like a brass copper core, like this the tubes will split, you can solder them back together but you will just end up chasing the split as the heat will make the tube split. one option is to cut the tube out completely and seal with  a good fill of body filler, soldering might work but not all the time. this will then give you time to source another

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Post by: chariotofmanliness on January 28, 2008, 10:56:26 AM

thanks for all the replies. i have one waiting in the wings, just gotta get the cash together.....wazza, aluma seal is a radiator sealer, like bars leaks and stuff like that. yeah, i don't normally like to put junk like that in.......but in a pinch. i will thoroughly flush out the entire system when the new radiator goes in.