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Iain
08-10-09, 08:09 PM
Hi, not a Nova but question goes for any car I imagine.

My radiator is leaking from the bottom corner, where the plastic side meets the main rad body/core section. It looks like it's separated slightly and broken the seal.

Does this sound repairable for less than the price of a new radiator? Any DIY ideas?
comptoncj
08-10-09, 08:11 PM
Get you home method would be a rad weld or Kseal not sure if its repairable seens as a new rad cant be that much these days :)
Iain
08-10-09, 08:13 PM
Cheapest I've found for a new rad is £129.
bmw156
08-10-09, 08:32 PM
cant you get one from a scrappy
and even if its not a nova, maybe a bigger model like a mk2 astra or something, im sure they all fit.

also i would say, dont repair it otheriwse you will always be worring about it breaking and it probably will break tbh
Benn
08-10-09, 08:32 PM
Rad weld (as in the stuff you pour in the water system) is really bad.
As it will seal up gaps and suck in the whole system.. Like the pump and stat..
Iain
08-10-09, 08:38 PM
cant you get one from a scrappy
and even if its not a nova, maybe a bigger model like a mk2 astra or something, im sure they all fit.

also i would say, dont repair it otheriwse you will always be worring about it breaking and it probably will break tbh

It's a 1992 Volvo 940 2.3 Turbo. Don't think I can find a bigger rad than what's already on it. lol

Looking at the sizes on websites, the AC model is loads bigger than non AC too. Weird.
bmw156
08-10-09, 08:41 PM
It's a 1992 Volvo 940 2.3 Turbo. Don't think I can find a bigger rad than what's already on it. lol

Looking at the sizes on websites, the AC model is loads bigger than non AC too. Weird.

lol local scrappies, ebay?
MK999
08-10-09, 08:44 PM
Don't think I can find a bigger rad than what's already on it. lol

http://is.gumtree.com/ad_image/live/big/269646835.jpg

Front mount ftw.
burgo
08-10-09, 09:25 PM
lob a dog turd in it
gazjoiner
08-10-09, 09:37 PM
if its leaking get a new one? you dont want to be putting rad weld in your cooling 'system' imo, its not nice stuff
novaxe235
08-10-09, 10:00 PM
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draper
09-10-09, 10:37 AM
fire your welder up
therealnovaboy
09-10-09, 12:19 PM
put an egg in it. it cooks as the water boils and fills the hole where it leeks out. it will get you home then buy a new one. cant bodge a radiator im afraid you just make it worse.
AlexW
09-10-09, 03:33 PM
Well seeing as iain wrote this i gather hes already home lol
Iain
10-10-09, 12:45 PM
Been running about it in the last few days, only a slow leak, will fit a new rad at some point.

therealnovaboy, surely you'd need to carry some eggs around with you if you use that method to get you home lol
therealnovaboy
10-10-09, 07:01 PM
it works for a good while. try it if you dont beleive me. surely someone else has heard of this?
Iain
10-10-09, 07:07 PM
I was told to put an egg in it before posting this up actually yeah. So just whack a raw egg in the header tank and it'll not damage the rest of the system?
therealnovaboy
10-10-09, 07:17 PM
ye,put it in the radiator cap if there is one. its only egg.

edit: mind and wait till the engines cold
L14MNP
10-10-09, 07:33 PM
http://bighugelabs.com/output/motivator15fb75fc49c3516e190ff38ebb67060d5df2081d. jpg
MK999
10-10-09, 07:34 PM
cracking way to cook breakfast when you're late though.
L14MNP
10-10-09, 07:35 PM
That really is the dogs b0llocks. +rep for anyone making cultural reference lol.
therealnovaboy
10-10-09, 07:40 PM
my mate used to heat up his pie on the manifold of his 1.2 nova. needless to say he said it tasted a bit like petrol.