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    radiator repair

    Need a good radiator repair company fast its averaging 110 & i caught something in my radiator causing a small crack.

    Any suggestions? Or sound i try a clogger/stop leak first?

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    Dont try rad leak stop, ive seen several blow head gaskets cuz of that stuff. Is that the end tank that cracked or the center core?


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    Quote Originally Posted by RS/SS 4.8 View Post
    Dont try rad leak stop, ive seen several blow head gaskets cuz of that stuff. Is that the end tank that cracked or the center core?
    x2 on not using stop leak - that's only good for a "I'm out in the middle of nowhere and need to get home" fix. Last time I ran that it screwed up my thermostat and took forever to flush out.
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    I have a local shop here that does nothing but AC and radiator work. Surely you can find something like that around there. Just ask all the old car guys around your area. They know all the little places like that.

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    if the crack is on the aluminum, any good aluminum welding shop can handle it.
    they probably clear some of the fins out of the way, then weld it up, so expect a little "destroying" of the radiator, depending on where the crack is.

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