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Plastic radiator tank
Looking for some ideas here , I have a hole in the top of my radiator which has a plastic top tank where the hole is.
I hate this car and dont want to spend any money on it , but I need to block the hole. I have tried using a soldering iron to melt the hole over , but no go.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I might be able to bodge this up ?
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Patch her up with a fiber glass repair kit?
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any business that does plastic welding will be able to fix it for a few dollars, or try aralditing a piece of plastic over it.....
Hmm......araldite..might be worth first try. If not I might go the fibreglass option. My missus has ****ed the motor so she can just drive it until it explodes.
Thanks for the replies.
araldite isn't good at high temps....
Bond strength weakens above 65ºC but strength is regained when temperature drops
Bond strength weakens above 100C but strength is regained when temperature drops
You could try it says it can be used for fixing radiators... doesn't say plastic though.
Heat resistant to 120ºC continuously or 140ºC intermittently.
There is a strip put out by selleys which you rip off a bit of two colloured putty , knead and plug it up . It is sold as petrol tank/radiator repair material and is about $9 -works bloody well on petrol tanks.
Put a paperclip in the hole push the putty in a bit and use the paperclip to rol and expand the bit of the plug inside ,remove the clip and a last push with the finger tip seals all. Its expanded like a rivet inside so cant come out.
a blob round a pop rivet could be fashioned to do the job too
I found some similar shit to that Selleys knead it that withstands higher temeratures so I have dumped some of that on.
I previoused used something similar from loctite that said it could be used for fuel tanks or radiators but it got blown off after 3 days. I'll see if this stuff hangs on.
Yep , spotted that while I was reading the tube. If this stuff fails I will try a fibreglass repair kit.Originally Posted by ssrattus
Probably cheaper to get a second hand radiator at the wreckers.
If it's got one hole it will probably get another.
The radiator is actually in good condition. The hole is in a molding line below the radiator cap. More a fault with the radiator than anything else.
I wouldnt spend the money on a second hand radiator from a wreckers.It still wouldnt be cheap being a Hyundai and the percentage of radiators with holes knocked in them at wreckers can be very annoying when you replace something that leaks with something that leaks as well.
Its a 2000 Hyundai Sonata whos lifespan is terminal due to the cooking my missus gave it. Its not running particuarly well after being boiled dry and I only intend to bog the hole so she can drive it until it blows up.
Its not worth repairing in my opinion , a motor replacement or rebuild will be almost what the car is worth. It has already cost me too much as it is , the whole intake assembly has to be removed just to change the spark plugs.
Not a car I would recommend
A common problem with those crappy plastic radiator side and top tanks, thats happened twice to me on fords.
The first time i bought for next to nothing a smashed radiator, opened it up to remove its good side tank and put this on my radiator.
Second time i got a second hand one for $60, just couldnt be bothered with all the mucking around.
Ive heard of people using liquid steel or the gum type knead repair system.
Have you thought of calling a radiator repair place for a price to change the cracked top tank?
Stay away from Natrad their ripoffs.
You would think they would have stayed with the old fashion system instead of the plastic crap of today.
The only local radiator place is a Natrad dealer. Last time I went there , I came home $650 lighter.
I dont really have a problem with the plastic tanks , its just this one has popped a leak where 2 pieces of it have been moulded together at the factory. It would seem its the weakest point. There are no cracks , its just popping pinhole type leaks along the mould join.
Id be tempted to sand it (for a good key in surface) and use the knead it steel (not the 2 part liquid one), nice, wide and thick layer.
Much cheaper than a replacement unit.
use plastic weld kit called Q-BOND [alcars paint supplies croydon sell it !].. or i might have a second hand rad for you.
It ended up going KABOOM.
Expect to see a 2000 model Hyundai Sonata with a blown motor on Ebay soon.
They're paying up to $250 for scrap metal now due to steel demand.
Thats probably what I will get for it on ebay.
They're paying up to $250 for scrap metal now due to steel demand.
How many times can you recycle a Coke can ?
Hyundai's (not the best car IMO) must be made from a lot of old Coke cans and old tyres with a lick of paint.
Although Daewoo must be made of old Hyundai cause they fall apart even quicker.
true...I hadn't considered that before posting my suggestion....LOL
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