mookaloid
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| posted on 12/9/11 at 04:21 PM |
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K-seal
I believe K-seal is about the best radiator sealing stuff you can get - but will it do any good on a suspected very small crack in a plastic radiator
header tank?
Cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/9/11 at 04:32 PM |
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Problem with cracks is they tend to grow --- drain it enough to fix the crack with epoxy then after it has properly cured add K-seal.
To stop a crack from growing drill a small hole at each end of the crack to take away the sharp corner. If using epoxy for a long lasting repair
out might need to grind out some material ( to form a "V" exactly as preparing a weld in thick material) to allow you put epoxy into the
crack.
[Edited on 12/9/11 by britishtrident]
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mookaloid
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| posted on 12/9/11 at 04:39 PM |
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mmmmm I see what you mean.
Unfortunately I can't get to it without taking the rad out. So I might as well put a good one in instead if I do that.
it's in my daughters Ka - she has reshaped the front end of the car slightly which didn't seem to be a major problem a week ago but now
she says she keeps seeing steam coming out of the bonnet which must have had more of an effect than I thought. 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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clairetoo
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| posted on 12/9/11 at 05:04 PM |
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I've fixed a small leak in a plastic expansion tank with a soldering iron - it's on my Fury right now , and was repaired about 5 years ago
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Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/9/11 at 06:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
I've fixed a small leak in a plastic expansion tank with a soldering iron - it's on my Fury right now , and was repaired about 5 years ago
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Good one :-)
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