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 Post subject: Repairing a radiator?
PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 8:51 pm 
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From a technical view, is it worth trying to get a radiator repaired? Don't know if anybody around here is able or will, or if it is repairable, but just wondering ... compared to looking at a €300 quote for a new one, still hoping to get a hold of a used one ...

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What's wrong with it? Do you know?

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I think it's what you could call "a hole" :) - liquid coming out through it, though I don't know yet how big the hole is ...

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I just know for example of one shop in my area that still repairs radiators,
but they work mostly on precious rare old cars like Bugatti or Aston Martin, so i guess they have to repair because they can´t get new ones.
They´ve repaired the radiator of our old rusty Ford like 4 years ago,
but just because we know the boss otherwise it would have been way too expensive...

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Get some JB weld. That should fix it

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:14 pm 
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Looks like the radiator is OK after all (I hope), seems like the liquid in front might have come from a bleeder valve on the radiator, though I don't know yet how come the motor overheated that much that it would press it out in front instead of at the motor - anyway, I drove it back home today, without any problems ...

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