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Mine is not broken yet but it has a very slight leak at the threads where the brass fitting goes into the plastic. I cleaned it off real well then apllied lots of Goop to seal it and to add support in the space underneath so that it may take a little more leverage before breaking. I am not going to test it though.
BTW the Goop stopped the leak.
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I have NOT been happy with nissen radiators. I have installed a few of them on Mercedes and Volvos. The Volvo radiator is only 2.5yrs old and it is seeping where the core meets the tank. They also,on the Volvo radiator, used a very crappy rubber compound grommet for where a temp sensor fit into the upper tank. The rubber so decomposed that the radiator spit out the sensor and the guy overheated his engine. This happened at the 2 year old mark. They also use the plastic surge tank nipple so no difference to the Behr.
I will NOT buy another of their radiators.... I can't take a chance to save a few bucks to buy a guy an engine. Make mine a BEHR.
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not sure what you mean, what hose
Not sure what you mean....
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I assume you car has a coolant tank, there is a hose (about 1-inch) from the bottom of the radiator (right next to the lower hose) to the tank on the fender well. This hose is also part of the pressure boundary of the system.
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Drill out plug, tap, use brass threaded nipple, seal with JB Weld, refill system. 85 300D, 1100 miles a week, no problems with this repair
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I did exactly what Chuck just posted. Same results. No leaks and it's been about 4 months since I did it.
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broke it
I did this attemp this repair, and the wall was was so thin and brittle it crumpled....That tells me this radiator was at least 10 years old or so, and time to replace. Hell, it might be 22 years old!!!!
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I have fixed mine by enlarging the hole and jb weld it in several weeks ago and it is still hanging in there.
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Did this on mine almost two years ago. Still holding fine.
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Go to your favorite small home improvement store where they sell small diameter tubing. I was lucky to know where to go looking. Most Hobby shops e.g. train building model airplane type of shops have this stuff. Take your broken nipple in with you and try out the tubing until you find something that fits inside the nipple. Buy some two part slow hardening epoxy. Clean the surface. Force your new brass tubing into the nipple as far as it goes. Cut off the remainder so that 1/2" is left sticking out. Force the nipple with brass tubing into the radiator until 1/4" of space between radiator and nipple. Mixup some epoxy and fill that gap with epoxy. Press the nipple flush to the radiator. This makes the epoxy squirt all over the radiator and coats both mating faces thoroughly. Wait for things to dry and enjoy. I did this one myself and it cost me ~$6.00 Been Driving on it for at least a week and no spirting hose. Checked I get pressure at the overfill reservoir and it takes fluid when I put it in. |
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If the radiator is old and you plan on keeping the car for awhile just replace it. Next the upper hose will snap off. Radiators for W123's are pretty cheap. Now is also a good time to replace your transmission cooler lines, since they are probably original and shot. They are super cheap and you have to undo them to remove the radiator anyway.
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