Re: 4ksq Coolant Overflow Resevoir fixes?

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

tturse@ps-b.com (Thomas Turse) wrote:

>Hey all- just a quickie.  Has anyone successfully patched a coolant
>resevior?  Mine developed this thin crack in the front and eventually
>started leaking.  I found a few at an Audi salvage yard and they all seemed
>to have this hairline crack in the same exact spot.  I sanded the area down
>and tried an all purpose epoxy.  It held for about a week and slowly blew
>out.  Any suggestions on this dilemma would be very much appreciated as
>always.

Nope, BTDT. They all crack again after a while. Get a new reservoir-
contrary to your expectations they're not all that expensive.
Used ones are prone to cracking, too.

Tom