Plastic Radiators broken upper hose outlet 89 100 FWD

[Kneale Brownson]

Audi sells a repair kit for plastic radiator necks.  It's an epoxy-on 
replacement neck.  Reportedly works for a while and then fails again.  Some 
folks have found appropriately sized copper or brass pipe and epoxied that 
in place to fasten the hose to.  Those reportedly lasted longer than the 
Audi kit, but also failed eventually.  It's all attached to 12-year-old 
plastics that have been exposed to much heat and any number of 
chemicals.  The real solution is a new radiator.


At 09:37 AM 10/10/2000 -0700, njomele hong wrote:

>I am sure there have been plenty of post regarding
>this problem but the archives have not been easy to
>search.
>
>The plastic end tanks nozzle broke off because It was
>over tightend at some point.  I was able to reattach
>the hose to the stub that was left but I dont think it
>will work long term.
>
>I am thinking of pressing a pipe in the stub but I
>suppose that the temperature changes that the radiator
>goes through it will get forced out eventually.
>
>Please let em know if there are any other options
>besides getting the entire radiator replaced.
>
>Njomele
>
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