Radiator plastic repair

[AnotherBueller]

I dont know if that can be repaired or not but what Ican tell you is the PA66 - GF25 tells you that the plastic is polyamide 66 (aka nylon 66) with glass fiber reinforcement at 25 percent its nothing special. If you were to do a repair you would need that same material and a plastic repair iron that can melt it together. You will need to melt the new material into the old material to get a strong bond. With how much a new radiator costs its worth a try even if it fails. Go on youtube and look at videos of plastic radiator repair and even just plastic welding repair videos the basic process will be the same. I believe harbor freight sells a plastic weld kit really cheap. Jb weld may work too but i think welding would be a better repair.

Most auto body shops can do plastic welding. I'd check with one brfor paying that kind of money.

 

[eddieirvine]

Jb weld will fix it i used it on gasoline tank repairs and worked just fine

 

[Boss 302]

Eddie, we discussed the JB Weld route and discovered that some people have already tried this avenue and it failed. The epoxy route doesn't hold up to the pressure and twisting that happens on the radiator mounting posts.

 

[dirttoys]

Only thinking out loud.

I think you can fix the radiator with JB or plastic welding if it is prepped correctly and you take the stress off of it.

If it were me (have not seen a utube or heard of anyone else): 1 grind off the pin 2 clean/prep repair the hole. 3. fashion a metal strain relief clamp 4 add a metal pin for the mount to the clamp. 5 Install and hope for the best, watch the temp gauge.

Best,

ed