HuntMarsh
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Frisco, Texas
found a pinhole leak in my radiator the other day while trying to figure out why this thing overheats. seems to me that coolant is escaping, air is getting in, and air=:flame:
went in to pour some stop-leak through my top radiator hose, decided to replace thermostat for the hell of it, because it's old and i have extras laying around. went to mount up the thermostat housing, and the head of the bottom bolt broke off.
the way i see it, i have two options.
remove the belt, radiator and fans and try to extract the busted bolt.
or, my personal favorite, temporary fix. with all the gaskets, silicones, JB welds and stuff in my garage, what are my chances of getting this thing sealed properly without leaking, and only the top bolt?
anybody got any experience with this happening??? i've already bought a new housing/gasket just because they're cheap and the old one was rusted inside and out. really don't want to pull the radiator and all that mess unless i absolutely have to, so any knowledge in adhesives or anything would be appreciated.
went in to pour some stop-leak through my top radiator hose, decided to replace thermostat for the hell of it, because it's old and i have extras laying around. went to mount up the thermostat housing, and the head of the bottom bolt broke off.
the way i see it, i have two options.
remove the belt, radiator and fans and try to extract the busted bolt.
or, my personal favorite, temporary fix. with all the gaskets, silicones, JB welds and stuff in my garage, what are my chances of getting this thing sealed properly without leaking, and only the top bolt?
anybody got any experience with this happening??? i've already bought a new housing/gasket just because they're cheap and the old one was rusted inside and out. really don't want to pull the radiator and all that mess unless i absolutely have to, so any knowledge in adhesives or anything would be appreciated.
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