Radiator Problem -- Can it be patched???

[Chris Hall]

People have used JB Weld on engine blocks before and it's worked... so
I don't see why you can't use it on the base of the neck...

Just make sure you don't glue the hose to the neck because it'll be
there forever  haha


On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:09:53 -0700, Eric Langheinrich <eric at xmission.com> wrote:
> The crack is at the base of the neck where it meets the body of the endcap.
> Any suggestions?
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kneale Brownson" <knotnook at traverse.com>
> To: <eric at xmission.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 3:26 AM
> Subject: Re: Radiator Problem -- Can it be patched???
> 
> > If you're talking about a crack in the neck of the radiator, and not in
> > the
> > body of the endcap, I repaired one where the neck had broken off by
> > epoxying in a piece of copper pipe that had an OD almost perfectly
> > matching
> > the ID of the neck.  I soldered a ring of copper wire around the outboard
> > end of the copper pipe to serve as a "barb" to help retain the hose/clamp.
> > I drove the car maybe six months that way before I had acquired a complete
> > new cooling system.
> >
> > At 06:25 PM 3/12/2005 -0700, eric at xmission.com wrote:
> >>Today I flushed the cooling system on my wife's Cabriolet. After refilling
> >>the
> >>coolant, I discovered that the radiator has a crack where the upper
> >>radiator
> >>hose attaches. I've done some research and it seems a new radiator will
> >>cost
> >>around $320. I've also read that people have had pretty good success
> >>fixing
> >>similar problems using something called JB Weld.
> >>
> >>Does anyone have any experience with JB Weld? Is it worth trying to patch
> >>it
> >>or should I just buy the new radiator?
> >>
> >>I'm assuming that if I'm going to pull the radiator and replace it, I
> >>should
> >>also go ahead and the the TB at the same time.
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