Check out what my radiator did

[kalla]

I went out for a quick drive to test out a new ecu and got back to the house, opened the hood to adjust the idle, and saw coolant bubbling from the top of the radiator, check it out It's like a hairline crack along the very top ... !@#$!@#

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[OWGTI]

Let the coolant out a little bit, then sand the crack, clean it with rubbing alcohol, and use some JB Weld on that sumbitch. Done and Done. Little cheaper than a Fluidyne.


Later
Arnie

 

[luv2rallye]

If that does hold get rid of that stupid plastic topped radiator and get an all metal one from an outfit that just sells radiators. They are available if you look.

 

[boostin1g]

make shure you let the jb weld fully cure b4 driving the car so do it at night or when you not driveing i had the same probleom in the end i just had to get a new radiator

 

[Defiant]

My '93's dead from that.

Don't risk a repair- that plastic's blown through-and-through. If you get the repair to hold, it'll find the next weak point to blow.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147731&highlight=radiator

Replacement radiators go for about $150 online. Go wild.

 

[kalla]

Yeah, I'm gonna replace it with an all-metal one .. was going to pull it anyway to install a FMIC .. it's wierd, looking closer at the top of the radiator it's like the plastic has a "grain" to it, and the crack is along that grain.

 

[DiabloRT]

I ended up going with a Fluidyne on my 92 TSI. The stock rad was leaky around the end tanks. I was going to orginally buy a GDI rad which I think it had metal tanks, but the damn core was twisted....so I said screw it and bought a Fluidyne.