Radiator Leak

What is the best way to fix temporarily or permanantly fix a leak in
the radiator. I have not yet identified where the leak is coming from,
however it is a steady drip. It is necessary to buy a new radiator. I
am on budget cuts right now and I am not wanting/needing to spend a lot
of money.

Thank you for all of your input.

Tanner - 1976 Ford Bronco

You need to ID the leak first.

If it's in the rad itself, I prefer to drain mine, clean the spot good
and solder the leak up. You have to use plumbers flux and solder on
them, the electronic isn't strong enough.

Stop leak stuff can really mess up an older system and isn't a good way
to go usually but is does work if the leak is in a metal part. It can
plug up the heater core and the rad cores in old beasts though.

If the leak is a hose, it needs replacing or tightening, if the drip is
from under the snout of the waterpump, you need a new pump, sooner than
later.

Mike
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TannerJ - 76 Bronco wrote:
>
> What is the best way to fix temporarily or permanantly fix a leak in
> the radiator. I have not yet identified where the leak is coming from,
> however it is a steady drip. It is necessary to buy a new radiator. I
> am on budget cuts right now and I am not wanting/needing to spend a lot
> of money.
>
> Thank you for all of your input.
>
> Tanner - 1976 Ford Bronco

On 14 Sep 2006 08:52:04 -0700, "TannerJ - 76 Bronco"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>What is the best way to fix temporarily or permanantly fix a leak in
>the radiator. I have not yet identified where the leak is coming from,
>however it is a steady drip. It is necessary to buy a new radiator. I
>am on budget cuts right now and I am not wanting/needing to spend a lot
>of money.
>
>Thank you for all of your input.
>
>Tanner - 1976 Ford Bronco


If it is a radiator, the stuff that looks like brass od aluminum bits
is a plastic tubs works good. Also go out and get a 7 PSI cap as it
will slow the leak a lot. (I run 7 PSI caps all the time anyway)
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