So I spend a ton of money on Reliability mods, and guess what goes bad?
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So I spend a ton of money on Reliability mods, and guess what goes bad?
Well for now, it looks like my damn Fluidyne radiator! I thought I blew a coolant hose yesterday on the way to work, and couldn't get a new one for 2 days, so I towed it back to my house. I go in there today to rip the "bad" hose off and polish my coolant filler neck, and the hose looks perfect.
So I re-assemble everything, top it off, and figure I had just made a mistake and let the coolant get too low(which I doubted because I check it twice a week). I start the car, and let it idle for a while. I'm standing in front of it, looking inside the entire time to see if I can spot a leak or something. Nothing... everything seemed fine.
So I decided to turn on my fans and let it run, and see how it reacted when it got to operating temp(if it would remain stagnant, or jump into the 90s). I stand in front of the car again, and I feel a mist on my legs through the bumper. I get on the ground and look up at the radiator, and it appears that the water is coming right from the weld on the passenger side, about 2-3 inches from the corner! I can't 100% tell as of right now if that is the culprit, I was in the dark using a flashlight, but the hose on the back that is directly behind where the leak is coming from(hose from rad to filler neck) is completely dry all around it. So now I don't know what to do... the rad is in excellent condition, only a few months on the car (3 to be exact), and no rock damage or anything on it.
WTF should I check for? I have off in the afternoon tomorrow, so I'm going to check it out again, but any suggestions of what I should look for? Has anybody else had this problem? If the rad is shot, what should I do?
~A-Rod
So I re-assemble everything, top it off, and figure I had just made a mistake and let the coolant get too low(which I doubted because I check it twice a week). I start the car, and let it idle for a while. I'm standing in front of it, looking inside the entire time to see if I can spot a leak or something. Nothing... everything seemed fine.
So I decided to turn on my fans and let it run, and see how it reacted when it got to operating temp(if it would remain stagnant, or jump into the 90s). I stand in front of the car again, and I feel a mist on my legs through the bumper. I get on the ground and look up at the radiator, and it appears that the water is coming right from the weld on the passenger side, about 2-3 inches from the corner! I can't 100% tell as of right now if that is the culprit, I was in the dark using a flashlight, but the hose on the back that is directly behind where the leak is coming from(hose from rad to filler neck) is completely dry all around it. So now I don't know what to do... the rad is in excellent condition, only a few months on the car (3 to be exact), and no rock damage or anything on it.
WTF should I check for? I have off in the afternoon tomorrow, so I'm going to check it out again, but any suggestions of what I should look for? Has anybody else had this problem? If the rad is shot, what should I do?
~A-Rod
Last edited by MADDSLOW; 09-19-07 at 07:01 PM.
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My suggestion would be to remove all of the intake/smic/hoses on the top.
Go rent a pressure tester for your coolant system to make sure it's the radiator that is leaking. If it is in fact the radiator, take it to a radiator shop. Usually, they'll be able to pressure test/repair/re-pressure test it if it's not a serious leak.
Go rent a pressure tester for your coolant system to make sure it's the radiator that is leaking. If it is in fact the radiator, take it to a radiator shop. Usually, they'll be able to pressure test/repair/re-pressure test it if it's not a serious leak.
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Not sure how big the leak is, and I'm not even 100% its the radiator(like 99%), but I'd like to make sure before I take any further action(already bought the freakin $130 Samco replacement hose ). Not sure if I want to dump that "miracle juice" into my expensive radiator, either... if I'm going to fix it, I'm going to fix it right the first time.
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I live in an urban area, yet the closest radiator shop I know of is about 40 minutes away... I'll have to ask around a bit, I don't want just any clown touching my car parts...
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Double check that it's not coming from the drain plug, I've heard fluidyne had some issues with there, however, I haven't had any problems with mine.
Don't use that fix-o-crap
Don't use that fix-o-crap
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Mono4lamar and I switched out the Fluidyne with my stocker... everything works fine; but for some reason, my water temps are a little lower with the stock unit? Now I'm a little confused...
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The stock rad does better than most in low air velocity conditions.
Here's one thread about this:
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...=radiatorworld
Here's another:
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...which+radiator
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