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Re: Calling all my old school friends
I ended up pulling the radiator this morning. Used some needle nose pliers and bent the fins back a little where the leak was then took the torch and solder and just patched it that way. It's holding water so far. Took the opportunity and cleaned up the thermostat housing and replace the top and bottom hoses while I was at it.
Couldn't sleep this morning so I went to the garage and just started pulling it apart. Now I'm back to thinking about the over flow. There's got to be something better than the catch can I have hanging there now. LOL |
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when I was much younger... the old car guy who could fix anything in our neighborhood told me to put a cup of corn meal and some pepper in my radiator to stop a leak. I'm not kidding. I did it, and it worked. However, I am also certain that it mucked things up for later. But it stopped leaking for now. That was ok with me because this old beater was a 57 chev, and it was a breeze to fix it the right way later - at 17, some things didn't get fixed until I could flip enough burgers to make it happen the right way and the interim fix worked like a champ.
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Sounds like you got it done Gunny. I wasn't gonna get into the soldering repair because I'm not real articulate splainin' things but you likely will get away with doing what you did until you can get a new one. Usually the hardest part of that kind of fix is getting the metal clean enough and then not overheating it while you solder it. Sometimes it'll cause other leaks in the area and you gotta chase them for awhile but if it's not leaking you might have got her done the first time.
Was visiting a fella I went through bootcamp with recently and saw a pic of me and it scared me, so I understand. Clint is the Man. Dan |
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Wow...bootcamp was so long ago. Every time I see old photos I realize just what 20 years will do to a man. I was 20 when I joined and still not shaving. LOL Mister-B....why do you say tube on top? I was thinking just a vented cap would work. Was looking at at a bottle from a 1st Gen S-10. |
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Right. Radiator cap has valves/seals. One for coolant exiting due to over heating and the inner valve is the vacuum so when the engine cools it pulls the coolant back into the rad.
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Just pull the radiator out and take it to a radiator shop the repair should be around $ 65.00 or so.
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You can get stop leak pellets at g.m. dealer. They recomend it for most of thier vehicles. Works great,causes no harm.
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If you were here in Ga I would fix you up cheap with a new radiator I have sitting in my shop in the box .It was for a Chevelle but I compared it to the one from my 72 truck and they are the same .
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You don't know how bad I wish I was home. I grew up off Toonigh Rd in Holly Springs area. Need to get home to visit my folks. Don't think ol' red would make it there though. LOL
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We were in your old neighborhood yesterday on our way back home ,still a few old cars and trucks around there too .
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I miss the leisurely drives on the back roads there. Nothing is leisurely about Southern California. Great weather though!
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