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Originally Posted by dmorrison
Afraid your out of luck.
To my knowledge the receiving assembly, which is what your talking about is a part of the radiator that is attached while the bottom plastic and aluminum sections are apart. Every radiator I have ever installed. Those parts come already installed in the radiator. Either glued to the plastic or attached from the inside. The hose has the attaching "nut" and the segment on the radiator is for tightening only.
If you can attach another unit please post it so others will know. But again I thought the unit was installed at the factory and not a serviceable part.
Dave
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You're probably right, it probably won't work. But, I've got very little to lose by trying.
I spoke with a very knowledgable mechanic from this forum regarding the problem and he gave me odds of fixing it at slim to none. He said that there is an o-ring on the inside of the fitting (inside the radiator body) and that it is very unlikely that I'll be able to get a seal. But, I've got very little to lose by trying.
My plan, if I can get the nut by Friday, is do a "dry run" by putting on the nut, adding water to the system and see if it leaks. If it holds for a couple hours, I'll disassemble, squeeze a little JB weld around the fitting, reinstall the nut and let it sit overnight. Next morning, fill her up with water, and go for a test drive. I'll probably be on the phone ordering a new radiator shortly thereafter, but I've got very little to lose by trying.
The only reason I think that it might work is that if I pull on the fitting (in the way that a nut would), it seems to seal up.
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words... so, here is one that illustrates exactly the nut I am trying to describe.
