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There's a crack in my radiator.

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Old Jan 1, 2002 | 05:21 PM
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Unhappy There's a crack in my radiator.



The green line is where the fissure is.
Would there be any easy and cheap way to fix it?

I wanna put some superglue on it and try to fill the gap, would that work?
Thanks!
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Old Jan 1, 2002 | 05:35 PM
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JB Weild it. You can find it in any parts store and it holds up to high temp and pressure. Used it for my thermotemp sender on the filler neck. No leaks at all.
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Old Jan 1, 2002 | 05:44 PM
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JB Weild it. ?
Sorry for my ignorance!
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Old Jan 1, 2002 | 09:17 PM
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Just replace the radiator.

You can get all metal brass replacments with a lifetime warranty for $200-250 depending in where you buy it. They're a little heavier, but cool just as well as the stocker.

You don't want to go the cheap-fix route on your radiator. They're prone to go bad. If you fix that one hole now, another one will pop up.
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Old Jan 1, 2002 | 09:23 PM
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that happened to mine not long ago either
i went for a fluidyne

or yeah u can JB weld it if u wanna save some money

just make sure i can hold 15lb+ of pressure,
otherwise if the weld failed, coolant will shoot out of there crazy
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Old Jan 1, 2002 | 10:16 PM
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JB weld is an epoxy. if you use it just give it enough time to dry properly and it should hold just fine. its strong stuff
of course it would be better to get a new radiator though
i had a tear in my radiator and JB weld worked fine on it
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Old Jan 2, 2002 | 01:05 AM
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Thanks, I'm gonna replace it tomorrow.
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