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    jay zee zee thir tee Carport Converter HAVABEER's Avatar
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    Default leaking radiator

    hi everyone. after a short drive in my 92 TT soarer i came back to my house and noticed that there was coolant leaking from underneath my car. had a quick look under there and it was only on the bottom of the radiator.

    pulled the rad out today to inspect it and i can see these coolant marks on the front (faces away from drivers seat)

    this a sign that my bottom tank is stuffed? if so is it easier to get another radiator, or get the tank repaired... or even one of those "stop leak" style products.

    used one in my brothers pulsar and seemed to work pretty ok when he had head gasket issues.

    i had a leaking battery a while back and i thought that maybe some of the acid might have chewed a hole in the radiator, but the leaks are more towards the drivers side away from the battery. and cleaning the acid with bi-carb soda has left white stains everywhere making it hard to diagnose whats coolant and whats bi-carb soda.

    but definitely saw coolant in these places.

    thoughts?



    As they say in the book, assembly is the reverse of dismantling, but slower cos you forgot where all the bits are

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    Default Re: leaking radiator

    clean it up, put a top leak though it and see if it makes any difference, If not take it to a Rad place and they should be a able to repair it for you for under $150.

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