HELP my radiator broke :( :( :(

[Kneale Brownson]

Even the dealer-supplied radiator neck repair reportedly doesn't last too 
long.  Best-sounding "repair" I've read about here is epoxied-in copper 
tube.  There's a common size of hard copper pipe that just slides inside 
the neck ID that gives you something solid to hoseclamp the rubber hose 
to.  Don't remember whether they used some kind of plastic putty or a 
fiberglass wrap to help hold the copper in place.   Write-up should 
be  available through a google search.


At 09:14 AM 10/15/2001 -0400, Beatty, Robert wrote:

>Yep... it did... all I did was touch it i swear!
>
>Just did a search through the archives and see that repairing the neck is
>quite a common thing, or was.  Anyone done this?  Found how long the repair
>lasts?  Any suggestions on particular types of epoxy to use?  In short any
>tips that will keep me from spending lots of $$$ to replace the radiator for
>now?
>
>Thanks
>
>Rob
>
>86 5ktq (broke rad)
>89 200tqa (no charging alt)
>94 Hyndai Excel (most reliable car we own im sad to say :( )