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Old 04-03-2008, 10:29 PM
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I was getting the green out, and managed to strip the drain plug hole, in the radiator and now it has a small leak. It this something I can epoxy and not worry about?

-Joey
I'm not sure how you did this in the first place since the drain plug in mine is plastic, isn't yours? I would think you could put a plastic epoxy on the drain plug and thread it back in and it would hold, but of course now you'll have to pull your lower hose to drain your coolant, a messy proposition. I would remove the radiator and clean the drain plug and mount with Alcohol to remove all coolant and then using a 2 part epoxy, mix what you need and spread it on your drain plug and plug hole and then re-insert it. Wait for it to thoroughly dry and you should be fine. I think JB Weld would be good for this! JB weld is plastic safe.
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Old 04-03-2008, 11:16 PM
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I'm not sure how you did this in the first place since the drain plug in mine is plastic, isn't yours? I would think you could put a plastic epoxy on the drain plug and thread it back in and it would hold, but of course now you'll have to pull your lower hose to drain your coolant, a messy proposition. I would remove the radiator and clean the drain plug and mount with Alcohol to remove all coolant and then using a 2 part epoxy, mix what you need and spread it on your drain plug and plug hole and then re-insert it. Wait for it to thoroughly dry and you should be fine. I think JB Weld would be good for this! JB weld is plastic safe.
JB weld will work because it is a high temp epoxy I think up the 250 degrees F. The area will need to be dry, clean and degreased.

Question: Is there a Factory fix for this?
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Old 04-03-2008, 11:19 PM
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JB weld will work because it is a high temp epoxy I think up the 250 degrees F. The area will need to be dry, clean and degreased.

Question: Is there a Factory fix for this?
I believe the factory fix would be a new radiator.
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Old 04-03-2008, 11:26 PM
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I believe the factory fix would be a new radiator.

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Old 04-03-2008, 11:54 PM
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JB weld will work because it is a high temp epoxy I think up the 250 degrees F. The area will need to be dry, clean and degreased.

Question: Is there a Factory fix for this?
Well, a factory mechanic would insist on anew radiator like others here have said! I think 5 minute epoxy could work too just make sure it will work on plastic. It is cheaper than a new radiator. I cant imagine a factory fix though for a stripped thread in plastic!
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