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beebeeri000

beebeeri000

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hey i got a /6 duster and the drain plug broke off. so there's a gaping hole in my radiator right now. i tried to plug it with a plate and jb weld on the outside but it always leaks under pressure. can anyone help me with sealing this leak? or does anyone have a radiator for free or cheap? all my extra money is going to coffee and college right now.
 
if its a good rad, take it to old time rad shop and have them fix it! (easy)...if someone can donate ya a good one, then that would be great!!
 
im in a town of 80k no rad. shops here anymore.used to be 3-4.seems like a dying profession.with all the use and toss crap from overseas its no wonder
 
beebeeri000 said:
hey i got a /6 duster and the drain plug broke off. so there's a gaping hole in my radiator right now. i tried to plug it with a plate and jb weld on the outside but it always leaks under pressure. can anyone help me with sealing this leak? or does anyone have a radiator for free or cheap? all my extra money is going to coffee and college right now.
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If the drain snapped off and the threaded part of the drain is still in the rad tank, then see if you can beg/borrow some taps and see if you can tap it for a small pipe tap or even a regular bolt tap, and put a small pipe plug or bolt in with some JB weld or teflon tape to seal it off.
 
If you have a radiator with copper tanks it can be soldered with supplies available at any home depot or hardware store.
 
yea so i took it out and soldered it back on but more cracks apeared, and i called up a radiator shop near me and their shop minimum is $50 and i cant do that
 
If you solder rads, you need a pretty hot and small heat source. You have to heat up a small area quickly and work quick, or the heat will spread and open other seams. The old butane plumbing torch will not do it.... which I guess you now know.
 
famous bob said:
you should have found a good plumber before u messed it up, chances are he could have saved it!
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bob it was messed up from the get go. all a plumber would have done is charge $100 to do the same thing i did with the same equipment. now i have a better working radiator and i didn't "mess" anything up.
 
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