Temp Radiator Repair

[Festiva_tunner]

So I popped my resivor yesterday and of course there weren't any at all of the parts stores in town so I added an new tool to my "tool kit".

Water Weld Putty Repair Epoxy


Worked well got me home to the parts car - I clamped the lower radiator hose and only lost the 1/2 gallon or so in the radiator when I swapped.

Edit: I trust the hold - I could with confidence drive it with for quite some time

[Pu241]

So your parts car had the over flow reservoir and you don't need one?
How did you "pop" your reservoir?

[Zanzer]

JB Weld has saved my butt many times! :thumbup:

[lanemeyer14]

JB Weld has saved my butt many times! :thumbup:

You sure you should be putting that stuff on your butt Mark!? Haha

[Zanzer]

^^ Remember where your car is sitting

[lanemeyer14]

^^ Remember where your car is sitting

Oooops!

[eurotiva]

Tunner (Trevor)?......get a radiator please

[Festiva_tunner]

Tunner (Trevor)?......get a radiator please

Already replaced with the one out of the parts car that same night - the repair was just to get home to the parts car I have a new one on order since I no longer have a spare. The picture was taken before I swaped it out.
And eiather name is fine


John -
It was the resivor tank on the radiator itself not the overflow (top part of the radiator) it may have had a stress crack in it all along ~ I don't know the history of it as it was a junkyard part to get the car back on the road after rebuilding the front end
One thing I noticed is the shroud is different on the parts cars rad - its deeper even though the fan is identical - parts car had A/C though

[grey]

this is 2 part epoxy looks like a tootsie roll? parts store now sells it.

the best was the stuff used by plumbers for emergency fix of hot water systems. It was only for temporary use

i know of several cars with "repaired" radiators to last years, both plastic and copper. Works on small cracks or holes

[Festiva_tunner]

this is 2 part epoxy looks like a tootsie roll? parts store now sells it.

the best was the stuff used by plumbers for emergency fix of hot water systems. It was only for temporary use

i know of several cars with "repaired" radiators to last years, both plastic and copper. Works on small cracks or holes

temporary correct - but it will hold for many years

It repaired a 3 inch crack and drove an hour on it down the highway so It worked for me.