Squirting coolant from radiator fins

[Hairywangoesglobal]

Hi guys and girls,

Quick question regarding the 800 XC '14 model - I've managed to put a pin hole in the fins of my current radiator from a small piece of glass - even with a guard on. Its currently pissing out a stream of coolant everytime it heats up.

Fishing about for anyone who has used the cheapie versions off ebay ($160) with success or someone who has a temporary permanent fix to last me 6 months? Looking for the cheapest way to fix without replacing the radiator ($$$$$$

[Hairywangoesglobal]

Can something like this be soldered? Not sure of the sheet metal used for the fins on the trumpies!

Considering a chinese $150 replacement worst case.

[duibhceK]

I used metal putty on a leaky radiator in Turkey last year. It is still holding well 25000km later.

[markharf]

For pinholes I've used radiator stop-leak compounds and metal-mending putties like JB Weld. The latter also works well for split seams, or almost anything else you can imagine once you get surfaces clean and dry.

Soldering or brazing, of course, is the real solution.

Hope that's helpful.

Mark

[gren_t]

Hi I've used chemical metal epoxy to repair a leak on my alloy landrover rad.

I removed it and used a cheap vacum pump to suck the epoxy into the crack as it was going off.
with the triumph rad you could suck the air out if you did'nt have a vac pump
this is also a great way of testing the repair.
10k miles later it is still leak free.

[Hairywangoesglobal]

Originally Posted by markharf

For pinholes I've used radiator stop-leak compounds and metal-mending putties like JB Weld. The latter also works well for split seams, or almost anything else you can imagine once you get surfaces clean and dry.

Soldering or brazing, of course, is the real solution.

Hope that's helpful.

Mark

Thanks for all the input folks - soldered it with too much trouble and it seems to be working a treat