So I found out my car was overheating at idle because my fan wasn't turning on. Through process of elimination ended up being fan motor. Took old fan off, moved ac one over (figured I dont use the ac one anyways) and when installing I noticed one of the bolts that hold the fan to the radiator was really long.
Thats when I should not of been a dumb ass and found a shorter bolt... anyways I figured, well it was already there, so tightened everything down, and yeah I must of tightened it with .2lbs to much pressure because it punctured a whole in the upper part of the radiator...
Any ideas how to fix this? Tried JB weld, but it didn't work well, still a tiny hole. Going to try to re-JBweld it and hope for the best, but any other ideas appreciated. Car is still drivable, and the leak is super minimal, but would rather do without it (and do without the whistle its producing).
97 Talon ESi 14.943@91.35MPH N/A! "If you need someone to provide an itemized build of materials and a flowchart to walk you through every build-related question you will need to answer at each step of the process, you shouldn't be playing with cars. "-Driggs
#134623, "RE: Hole in Radiator" In response to Reply # 0
If JB-Weld doesn't hold (I wouldn't trust it regardless)...pull the radiator and see if you can weld it shut maybe? Material is probably too thin there anyway.
Otherwise you're probably gonna have to source one from a junkyard or off someone here perhaps.
#134625, "RE: Hole in Radiator" In response to Reply # 2
Its an aluminum radiator (one from radiator barn), so not dealing with plastic
97 Talon ESi 14.943@91.35MPH N/A! "If you need someone to provide an itemized build of materials and a flowchart to walk you through every build-related question you will need to answer at each step of the process, you shouldn't be playing with cars. "-Driggs
#134629, "RE: Hole in Radiator" In response to Reply # 4
While pulling the motor the last time for the 10.5:1 motor I accidently let the downpipe slip and popped a hole in the fluidyne that I just got :/ Slapped some JB Weld on it and its been on there ever since, made it from SC to OH and back and many more miles just around town. Not the best/most ideal solution, but it got me by..
#134630, "RE: Hole in Radiator" In response to Reply # 7
I used JB weld to repair a big crack I had in one of the platic end tanks of my rad. It worked for about a months before the whole rad blew up. It would work as a temp fix but I would get it welded.