Can a radiator with leak be repaired?

[NewKleer]

I replaced my radiator a while ago cause it developed a leak in the middle of the radiator - so i was wondering if the leaking radiator is of any use to anyone, ie can it be repaired?

[Duncan]

yep sure can, I've had a few repaired, under $50 if it can be fixed.

Otherwise new core and re-use the old end tanks.

[NewKleer]

do they just weld it or something if its a minor one?

mine was spraying "mist" out of it, so i think it was tiny (couldnt find the hole when i took it out). might take it somewhere and see what they can do

thanks

[maxforce]

cheap fix buy a bottle of chemweld cost $20. drain out the old water in tank plugged it back up. pour the deed in fill wit water and done. chemweld seals any crank in radiator and engine

[geordie]

Mine was heavily rusted out, full rebuild cost $165, so theres a worst case senario price for you.

[mines]

yes you can,just find some radiator shop to fix,wont cost you much!

[JiVE]

Not sure if its the same problem, but I had a large split in my top tank. Got the whole top tank replaced, full system flush and refill for less than $200.

[Beer Baron]

cheap fix buy a bottle of chemweld cost $20. drain out the old water in tank plugged it back up. pour the deed in fill wit water and done. chemweld seals any crank in radiator and engine

that is why I would NEVER put chemweld in my motor. Think about what that crap does to all the water galleries in the head. Think about what it does to your water pump. That is the cheapest nastiest way to fix a radiator and could possibly cost you your engine.

[Duncan]

I've got a big wrap on chemiweld.

If you don't car about the long life of your engine it is a great stop gap, sorted out the farked head gasket on the ute perfectly.

Wouldn't be doing it to a turbo skyline though, and certaintly not for a radiator problem

[maxforce]

go get a second hand one. they normally cost about $150 bucks. dont be tight about it otherwise ya not gonna have a car to drive around it you take short cut. soon ya engine gonna overheat, lose water and bye bye engine.

[maxforce]

and also bye bye turbo. its a performance car threat it well with respect. short cuts are for tight ass

[NewKleer]

just so theres no confusion, i replaced the radiator completely (see my first post) but was wondering what to do with the radiator i took out (ie if its not possible to fix then ill chuck it out)

[benl1981]

Take your old radiator to a radiator shop . They will be happy to have it. They will proabbly use the core or some part of it

[R33S2]

"do they just weld it or something if its a minor one?"

They either solder or braise the hole, its a hard job because its gotta be perfectly clean but relativly simple. If the hole was caused by corosion its Farked but a stone could be the culprit and then its repairable.

[Jax]

Anyone who is too critical of Chemiweld, does'nt know how it works, or what effect it has in engine block [no bad or 'blocking'effects] This is a valid critisism of a number of similar products. That said, it's not meant as a radiator repair. I don't know for sure, but it may work on some current 'alloy' cores, but it definately will not seal a brass core. Unless they've recently changed the formulation, it says clearly in the instructions, that it's NOT for radiator repairs. Don't constru these remarks as a general approval of 'leak repair goos' generally. I agree that not a good thing except emergency repairs, and then everything needs a thorough clean out to be sure you're rid of it all.

[V-Spec]

open an egg in the top of the radiator

havnt any of you seen mythbusters

[NewKleer]

or macgyver

[R32 GT-R]

i put a hole in my radiator on the excel doing reverse doey's on gravel (yes a was sober) it cost $120 to fix up and no prob's scince.

[POOMBAH]

open an egg in the top of the radiator

havnt any of you seen mythbusters

hehe I love that show, didn't they test putting sugar in a gas tank aswell in that episode? I was surprised the engine still worked fine

[Duncan]

hehe I love that show, didn't they test putting sugar in a gas tank aswell in that episode? I was surprised the engine still worked fine

:werd:

yeah sugar was fine....but bleach in the oil killed it good