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Re: NON-LBC Question - Rad Repair

To: macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu, mgs@autox.team.net,
Subject: Re: NON-LBC Question - Rad Repair
From: Ajhsys@aol.com
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:04:26 EDT
In a message dated 7/10/00 1:48:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu writes:

<< Got an NON-LBC Question maybe somebody out there can help me with. I have 
 recently gotten (for free) a 92 Mazda 626 that needs some work to make it 
 a drivable car for my 16 yo daughter. Plus I need another car that I can 
 drive when I need to work on the Midget. And Hey the price was right. 
 Anyway, The thing has a plastic radiator. The top tank has a leak. I can 
 see it leaking from a crack in the plastic. Not a big crack. I was 
 wondering if there was a cheap way to fix this. I was thinking epoxy or 
 something like that. I don't want to spend much money if I can avoid it.  >>

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You can try epoxy, but I wouldn't expect much success.  I had a plastic 
radiator in an '86 Dodge Aires that I had in another life (read married) and 
it was unrepairable (irreparable?) when it leaked.  I was told by a radiator 
shop that the plastic ones are considered disposable.

I bought a replacement at a boneyard.  It worked fine for years.  They are 
usually cheap when you buy them that way, and most yards guarantee them to be 
good.  A radiator isn't difficult to swap and fill.  If it leaks, take it 
back.

Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport

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