bubblegum. Really- had a radiator last years with that repair once.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Schwartz" <bschwart@pacbell.net>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 9:05 PM
Subject: Aluminum radiator repair
> Does anybody have any idea of what to use as a repair for my aluminum
> radiator? I have tried to repair a small leak in the tank of the radiator
> in my Spitfire, which IS aluminum (griffin radiator) but have had
> absolutely NO luck (don't ask how it got the leak) I have tried 5 min
epoxy
> but that lasted about a week, and now using JB weld epoxy only lasts about
> a day - I have cleaned and sanded the surface, tried a reinforcing piece,
> but to no avail - this is about the fourth time I have tried to fix this
in
> two weeks and frankly I'm getting darn tired of it! The hole is more of a
> small crack than a hole.
> am I missing something - nothing will seem to stick and handle the heat -
> any suggestions (welding is out)? What do radiator shops use to fix these
> new radiators in vehicles. Most of them are plastic and aluminum nowadays
> and surely they can be repaired!!
> $475 is a little too much for a new radiator!
>
> Barry Schwartz - San Diego -(bschwart@pacbell.net)
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