[Vwdiesel] Broken Radiator Nipple

[Tad]

Brian may have a point - things may have changed since my experience, but
maybe 15 years ago I had a radiator literally split along the seam and
rupture catastrophically on my old A1.  I think the plastic gets brittle
with age and heat cycles.

This was exacerbated by the fact that my rad switch had failed and the fan
wasn't running, so after several minutes of idling the car was probably
starting to overheat... however it's not reassuring that the tank gave way
before the pressure cap did!

On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Brian and Ruth Decker <decker at toledotel.com
> wrote:

> Hi Dave;
>        You don't mention how old the car is or how many miles it has on it
> but the fancy aluminum and plastic radiators are kind of throw-away
> any-how.
> Perhaps it is time for a shiny new one. If your patched on nipple gives way
> and you don't notice it till your engine is over heated how much does it
> cost for a new engine? Radiators are relatively cheap. Save 100 bucks spend
> 3000.
> Brian Decker
> A1 cars are good A2-3-4 I'm not sure
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Dave Cook
> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 12:07 PM
> To: Cabriolet Group; Audi-VW-Diesels Group; VW Diesel Group
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Broken Radiator Nipple
>
> I was working on putting on my much-despised v-belts, and while trying to
> tighten the a/c belt, I smacked the nipple on the radiator that returns to
> the coolant reservoir.  Great.
>
> Anyone have this happen and find a successful way to fix it?  (Besides a
> new
> radiator...)
>
>
> Dave Cook
>
>
>
>
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