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I actually repair very similar high pressure tanks at work I’m gonna give it a shot with some plastic welding and with the calcium buildup you can tell it’s been happening for months so at worst I go a little more time with a cracked radiator, image : high pressure tank that holds enough pressure to shoot it’s contents like a volcano if released all at once somewhere in the neighborhood upon reverse vacuum 200 psi . It’s sealed with water weld by jb weld by the seal the seal is sealed to the lid by that stuff and silicone from GE.
Did you do any form of plastic welding beneath the JB weld? If not I may have some life in this radiator.
I don’t travel out of the area so I am lucky, it’s more to get me through to buy a new radiator so I can use coolant that won’t rust my cooling components its like $40 a day worth of coolant I leak I also have AAA towing unlimited distance so I can gamble on a janky fix lmaoooooo it’s just gotta last like 2 tanks of gas I was starting to think I had a blown head gasket at least I know the source of the leak now.
I’m considering a full aluminum radiator so if I ever have a issue I can just tig weld it unless it’s a roasted core or blocked up
Nope. I could barely reach it to spread the JB with a small stick by pulling the grill loose.
Mines in a very accessible spot so I’m gonna give it a shot using a tool I already have and $5 of jb weld to potentially turn off that stupid low coolant light or slow the leak sounds great.
Shit you can buy a new OEM radiator for 4 days worth of coolant. Seems like a no brainer.
I haven’t used coolant in this truck since I last saw Nicole in like june when my heater hose was still leaking it’s what caused it to crack, i was running a leaking heater hose for about a week while waiting for a new one and i overheated once really badly No head gasket blown just a cracked radiator tankShit you can buy a new OEM radiator for 4 days worth of coolant. Seems like a no brainer.
It’s not good to run just water for an extended period, better get er fixed! Merry Christmas Eve brother.
Thanks man that’s why I’m trying to fix it I left my soldering iron at work or I’d give it a shot
Exactly. I replaced mine at 150k and 19 years of service just as maintenance. I went with a new OEM. I dissected the old one just to see what the oil and trans fluid coolers inside of it looked like. Everything looked new inside, the core looked great too. Pretty impressive imo. I have done a few preventive maintenance items on my truck that have impressed me. The rear wheel bearings looked new at 160k for instance. I try to go with OEM parts for the most part as far as maintenance goes.
