Re: Radiator fubar

[steveb@falcon.kla-tencor.com (Steven Buchholz)]

> > down the concrete.  Well, I dug out the amputated section of radiator from the
> hose and stuck it back onto the remaining stub, clamped her down and refilled.
> I drove her to work today, and it seems to be holding.  So my submittance to the
> list is:
> 1) what the heck is the radiator made of?  Plastic, paper, corn starch????
> 2) where can I find a replacement for said radiator?  I think that a metal one
> would be nicer, but $$$$.
> 
... keep your fingers and toes crossed that the hose doesn't pop off the 
radiator!  My main gripe with the plastic tanked radiators (and other 
plastic things in the cooling system such as the heater control valve) 
is that over time and with temperature the plastic gets brittle and 
breaks very easily.  My personal opinion is that being overzealous in 
tightening hose clamps doesn't help.  I understand that repair kits are 
available, but I'd recommend that you get a metal tanked replacement ... 
I'd be worried that if it could break somewhere today, whose to say where 
it will break tomorrow!

HTH!
Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com
San Jose, CA (USA)