11-21-2010, 02:48 PM | #1 |
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radiator repair?
the radiator in my 70 c10 with a v8 had the top water neck of the radiator broken off where the water hose connects. can this be repaired usually by a radiator shop or is this a lost cause?
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11-21-2010, 05:55 PM | #2 |
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Re: radiator repair?
most rad repair shops could do the repair// take it in have them look it over and get an estimate// b4 getting estimate know what a replacement costs
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11-21-2010, 08:01 PM | #3 |
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Re: radiator repair?
I had the same problem but mine was hanging on by an inch of solder. I took it to a local shop and they flushed it, pressure washed the outside, soldered the neck back on and pressure tested it for $20. I was impressed.
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11-21-2010, 08:45 PM | #4 |
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Re: radiator repair?
The camaro in my pic had the upper neck broke also and I took it in and they fixed it, flushed, and the whole 9 yards and it was $50. I was very shocked that they could fix it but i have been very impressed. This was much cheaper than a good quality replacement. The repair only took a day to fix.
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11-25-2010, 04:10 PM | #5 |
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Re: radiator repair?
thanks for the advice. the wallet is glad to hear it also!
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11-26-2010, 05:31 PM | #6 |
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Re: radiator repair?
bowtie...are in in the military since you are from Clarksville?
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11-26-2010, 06:04 PM | #7 |
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Re: radiator repair?
Your guy's shops sound great! I had to take in the rad from my wife's 41 GMC it took them a week to do it and I think they charged like $60, all they did was flush and fix a few pinholes then throw some paint on.
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