Knackered Rad

[ZeroKnowledge]

dropped a screwdriver bounced off front of engine and hit the rad.

thought i had got away with it but water started to trickle out

After checking the price for a replacment coolman rad £80

I have decided to use a polo rad and expansion tank.

Anybody know the rad part no?

cheers Paul

[Redspec]

Hi Paul,

 

Got a polo rad here if you want to check it for size, it looks very wide for the nose cone (not got that far yet)

 

Can you not solder up the coolman hole???

 

Steve

[ZeroKnowledge]

Hi Steve

 

never tried fixing a rad before,

checked the web for info & it looks easy enough

need to check the size of the hole.

 

Is the polo rad like this

 

http://www.adrad.co.uk/redesign/prices.php?id=VW302&model=VOLKSWAGEN&make=POLO

 

Cheers Paul

[Andy Spencer]

Might be worth checking out any local radiator service or repairers. Mine had a leak on a while ago and I luckily have a repair centre about 2 miles down the road. £15 all in and been fine for 2 years.

Cheers

Andy

[Redspec]

Might be worth checking out any local radiator service or repairers. Mine had a leak on a while ago and I luckily have a repair centre about 2 miles down the road. £15 all in and been fine for 2 years.

Cheers

Andy

 

Looks like it, and they are only at bells close ind est, might be worth asking if they can repair the coolman as Andy say's, they did my air con a couple of years ago and were very helpful.

 

Steve

[Graham B]

I repaired my coolman with a blowlamp and solder. OK so far

 

Graham B

[baj25]

Another home rad repair with blowlamp and solder (mine was caused by weld splatter). quite easy and going strong 4 years on. HTH, Brian

[Snapperpaul]

The emergency repair is to cut the tube, fold over both ends and add rad seal

[ZeroKnowledge]

got a soldering iron from work so gonna have a go at fixing it at the weekend

it costs nowt to have a go

[Guest greavesy7]

I design radiators for f1 cars. when we make them alot of the time they leak and have to repair them, we do this either with resin or torch brazing.

 

Find an apoxy resin that can stand high temps and make a plug on the one side of the leak

 

When that is dry turn it over and then pour it threw to the bung

 

Sorry for a poor explanation ring me on 07900077238 if you need any more help

 

Adam