Hi All,

I got so frustrated looking for used radiators, I tried a little alteration to my original fix, and it has worked for over a year now, so anyone having the problem of the top radiator flange breaking, here's what I did.

Got long plastic plumbing coupler pipe, about 3 inches long, as close to the same circumference as the radiator opening as I could find. It was a little smaller, which turned out to be a good thing. I coated the pipe with fiberglass resin and inserted it into the radiator opening, making sure no resin dripped into the core, then wrapped fiberglass around the pipe and over the top of the radiator for extra hold, then applied resin. I repeated this 3 times, and put a small amount of fiberglass into the front opening of the pipe I installed for extra support. The fix ended up being stronger than the radiator itself, and is as strong today as it was when I did it. The other thing I did, so the engine torque wouldn't put a strain on it was to cut my top hose in half and insert another piece of pipe as a spacer to lengthen the hose so when I step on it, the torque won't pull the hose in a way that would stress my new inlet pipe.

Thanks for all the advice.

Thos43