i Need A Quick Fix For A Leak In My Radiator
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Your going to have to drain the fluid and use a blow torch to make sure that it is dry of rad applied on the area of the leak.
Mix up some JB weld poxy, and smear it into the crack or pinhole, apply generously :). Wait an hour and it should hold.
Total cost is some fluid, the jb weld and some propane, and it's a quick at home fix. JB weld is a dark grey so your going to see the spot, but this isn't about cosmetics now is it?
Mix up some JB weld poxy, and smear it into the crack or pinhole, apply generously :). Wait an hour and it should hold.
Total cost is some fluid, the jb weld and some propane, and it's a quick at home fix. JB weld is a dark grey so your going to see the spot, but this isn't about cosmetics now is it?
Most radiator shops aren't going to be equipped to fix that radiator.
You'll need to send it out to a shop that can weld aluminum.
You are far better off following the instructions he gave you.
If you don't have a torch, take the radiator off the bike, flush it out well with water.. Then put it in your oven in the kitchen for about 15 minutes set on 250..
That will boil out any water that's left inside.
The apply JB weld. You can get JB at any auto parts store or Walmart.
It's not difficult. You mix up equal parts of the epoxy, and apply with a soda straw or something similar.
It's not a job that requires much brain power.
Forget the 30 minute right.. Fix your bike first, or else you are going to have a much more serious repair bill.
(when you buy the JB weld, get the fast curing type.. 4 hours I think is the cure time., otherwise it's 24 hours.)
You'll need to send it out to a shop that can weld aluminum.
You are far better off following the instructions he gave you.
If you don't have a torch, take the radiator off the bike, flush it out well with water.. Then put it in your oven in the kitchen for about 15 minutes set on 250..
That will boil out any water that's left inside.
The apply JB weld. You can get JB at any auto parts store or Walmart.
It's not difficult. You mix up equal parts of the epoxy, and apply with a soda straw or something similar.
It's not a job that requires much brain power.
Forget the 30 minute right.. Fix your bike first, or else you are going to have a much more serious repair bill.
(when you buy the JB weld, get the fast curing type.. 4 hours I think is the cure time., otherwise it's 24 hours.)
will0203 said:
generally you try to find the leak before you remove the radiator but all is not lost.
dry it thoroughly so that the leaks will be obvious when fluid is added, then plug up all hoses leading off of it and fill it with water and try to locate for the leak, once the leak is found, either memorize the location well, or find some way to mark its location without touching the surface that you want to jb weld, drain it again, cook the moisture out in the oven, and patch her up.
I'd use a blower attachment.. Same one I use to blow off parts with.. Mine has a nice rubber tip.
I'd block the big hose fittings, Maybe use a hose connected to both of them, or something like that.. If there are 3 large fittings, use a T in one hose..
Then blow air in thru the small fitting that connects to the other rad thru a 5/16 hose. Usually it's on the top of the rad...
You won't need much pressure.. if you fill the rad, and put just a bit of pressure in, it'll piss water out of the hole..
I'd block the big hose fittings, Maybe use a hose connected to both of them, or something like that.. If there are 3 large fittings, use a T in one hose..
Then blow air in thru the small fitting that connects to the other rad thru a 5/16 hose. Usually it's on the top of the rad...
You won't need much pressure.. if you fill the rad, and put just a bit of pressure in, it'll piss water out of the hole..
