mourad

You know where the radiator is fastened on top in a 5th gen? There's a bracket bolted to the chassis that holds the radiator from moving around.
That rad point broke off and it began rattling all over. With time, there's a pinhole leak in the very top of the rad that's spitting juices all over my clean bay.
I put some high-temp sillicon to seal it but it managed to surface again. What's a good permanent solution to:

1. seal my hole (doesn't sound right)
2. allow the radiator to be fastened again

Cynikal.Mindset

there is this other stuff thats like JB weld but for rads...its a putty and u put it on and let it dry and it seals it up good, worked wonders on my gf's car...hell JB weld itself would work too

mourad

Can I find some in CT? If not, where? Thanks dude

Cynikal.Mindset

canadian tire has both JB weld and the rad repair putty stuff...its all in the same section I believe if ya cant find it just ask one of the monkies there

mourad

Thanks

imported_bevboyy

Don't do that man, it will not last. Pick up another rad. You can pick up a good used one, tested from most wreckers. PM me, and I'll source one out for you.

mourad

serious? The rad has already been through an accident, I'm not very attached to it if it has to be changed.
What's a replacement used rad run for? Got me thinking now.

mourad

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

I agree with bevvyboy, I plugged a leak similar to that in my Saturn, 3 months later I had to replace the rad... started leaking in the same spot.

mourad

I read your post about your rad hole bruno. I know you both had bad experiences but it's such a smaaall hole! The pressure inside is enough to squirt a good amount of coolant out.
I dunno, if I can get a replacement for a good price, I'll go for it. It's an hour job to change it anyway.

imported_JookSingKid

use an egg

open the rad cap
crack an egg
the pressure and heat will cook that egg and push it to the hole and plug it up

mourad

Now I've heard it all

rosenberg84

take a dremel tool with a cutoff wheel and make the area where you wanna plug up coarse and then use jb weld epoxy/ or the sealer, use a halogen light or any source of heat as it will cure the epoxy faster and bake it providing a bit more durability in the long run. Make sure you make the surface to be repaired coarse though i cannot emphasize this enough as it will make the contact area twice as large which will enable the epoxy to take the vibrations better.
_____ /\/\/\/\/ both of those to diagrams are the same length but look at how much more surface area you gain from making it coarse, dont go nuts but deffinatelly rough it up, and you should have no problems.

Trevor

mourad

Did you have any success trying that out? Two people here are stating that this is only temporary.

rosenberg84

I have never done it but I have used JB weld for many other things and never had a problem with it, JB weld is like 5 bucks so I would deffinatelly try it before buyying a new rad.

kwikb16a2

the thing with jb weld is that it doesnt like heat

rosenberg84

it likes heat to cure it just doesnt like extensive heat afterwards, thats why i am thinking this jb weld rad stuff is designed to take the heat

StreetWyze

you can really look at it 2 ways......
1) JB weld it.........$5 and 10 minutes of time...if it lasts 3 months, great.....worth the money and time. Its not a fix that will last forever (though it might), but hey....it was $5. Just do it again next time too.
2) Spend the money and get a new/used rad, if used might work great forever (might be a messed rad, then you get to do it all over again). but at the end of the day, its new/used and then your done.

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

Hey... with my rad I didn't do it from the outside, cuz then the pressure is working against it. I took the endtank off the rad and sealed it from the inside, so the pressure was helping seal the hole better. No matter, it still cracked. It's a temp fix!!

Get a new rad if you plan to have a reliable car. I've also heard a variation of JSK's idea... using very fine coffee grinds. You put in fine coffee grinds and it builds up around the hole and plugs it. Me personally, I'd never do that OR any of those off-the-shelf rad seal things.

mourad

It comes down to how you feel about your car. Temporary beater = JD Weld cycles.
I think I might plug it up until bevboyy hooks me up with a new rad. It's not like it's a pain in the *** to change it anyway