rad leaking, is there a patch?
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My rad has been leaking for a while, a few drops a day, but today it started leaking a lot, like a quart per few hours. I know the leak is where the bottom rad hose connects to the rad, i got the new hose, but if it is a crack in the rad, is there a patch i can put on there?
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RE: rad leaking, is there a patch?
A good radiator shop can fix that for you, a friend of mineowns one and I really havent seen anything he couldnt fix in the way of leaks.I would get a quote first to see how much, may save some money If you take it out yourself. Or it may pay just to get a good 4 core.
Also never put anything inside your radiator except water and coolant, no stop leaks etc...etc....
Also never put anything inside your radiator except water and coolant, no stop leaks etc...etc....
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A good radiator shop can fix that for you, a friend of mineowns one and I really havent seen anything he couldnt fix in the way of leaks.I would get a quote first to see how much, may save some money If you take it out yourself. Or it may pay just to get a good 4 core.
Also never put anything inside your radiator except water and coolant, no stop leaks etc...etc....
A good radiator shop can fix that for you, a friend of mineowns one and I really havent seen anything he couldnt fix in the way of leaks.I would get a quote first to see how much, may save some money If you take it out yourself. Or it may pay just to get a good 4 core.
Also never put anything inside your radiator except water and coolant, no stop leaks etc...etc....
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Best thing is to have a rad shop fix it, but, if you want a short term patch, get a roll of that steel putty found in most auto stores. It goes by different names but its a grey putty with black core that you pull a piece off the roll and roll it around in your hand until the colors mix, then press it into the hole/crack. Sets up fast, cures rock hard in no time. I've used this on rads before and it works great.
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Best thing is to have a rad shop fix it, but, if you want a short term patch, get a roll of that steel putty found in most auto stores. It goes by different names but its a grey putty with black core that you pull a piece off the roll and roll it around in your hand until the colors mix, then press it into the hole/crack. Sets up fast, cures rock hard in no time. I've used this on rads before and it works great.
Best thing is to have a rad shop fix it, but, if you want a short term patch, get a roll of that steel putty found in most auto stores. It goes by different names but its a grey putty with black core that you pull a piece off the roll and roll it around in your hand until the colors mix, then press it into the hole/crack. Sets up fast, cures rock hard in no time. I've used this on rads before and it works great.
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RE: rad leaking, is there a patch?
hmm, 4 egg whites. i'd heard of pepper, but not egg whites.
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