Aluminum Radiator Repair?

[Black Sun 5.0]

Is it possible to fix a leaky aluminum radiator? I have a Fluidyne in my '91 and it's only about a year old and looks like it may have a small leak. For some reason, I'm under the impression this cannot be done.

 

[5.0 con-vert]

Is it possible to fix a leaky aluminum radiator? I have a Fluidyne in my '91 and it's only about a year old and looks like it may have a small leak. For some reason, I'm under the impression this cannot be done.

BARSLEAK FTW!!!

 

[Deleted member 87397]

JB Weld,

 

[Black Sun 5.0]

Bars leak, eh? That's alright. May as well take a dump into your own cooling system.

 

[5.0 con-vert]

Bars leak, eh? That's alright. May as well take a dump into your own cooling system.

Oh come on, that stuff works wonders! It could be one of the only"miracle cures" that actually works!

 

[TomCat]

Do you see where it's leaking from? I mean you could just pull it and have someone weld it... if the leak is like in a visible place.

 

[jrichker]

JB Weld,

Another vote for JB Weld. The main problem is getting the area clean enough to make the JB weld stick. You would need to drain the radiator and then throughly clean the area with MEK or acetone. If it will stick good, it won't leak.

Another thought is to do a Google search on patching aluminum radiators. There probably are several products that are used by professional radiator shops.