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Title: Radiator...
Post by: Al_Presidente on 21 September 2006, 20:29:26
I think I have developed a leak in my radiator, and was hoping that I could solve it using Radweld, as I have done on other cars I've had before.

However, is there no filler cap directly into the radiator? I took the front panel off and there doesn't seem to be a cap to open up?

How would I go about putting radweld in, or would that be a no-no...?
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: IrmscherKris on 21 September 2006, 20:35:33
i'd only use rad weld as a temp mesure tbh.....

where bouts are you and what engine have you got?
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: TheBoy on 21 September 2006, 20:52:32
Not a fan of radweld, but I guess it could go in by disconnecting top hose?
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: Al_Presidente on 21 September 2006, 22:05:31
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i'd only use rad weld as a temp mesure tbh.....

where bouts are you and what engine have you got?

It is certainly only a temporary measure, I can't afford a whole new radiator or the time off work at the moment to get it looked at. Its a 2.5 V6 engine.
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: STMO123 on 21 September 2006, 22:34:24
I used to put an egg in, but dont suppose I should do that nowadays either ;D
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Post by: TheBoy on 21 September 2006, 22:35:21
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I used to put an egg in, but dont suppose I should do that nowadays either ;D
I thought that was an old wives tale? Does it work?
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: STMO123 on 21 September 2006, 22:37:34
It certainly did! The egg wouldn't set until it hit the fresh air ie. the leak. Didn't last long though. My mate( a real tight b*****d, used to go through a dozen eggs a week) ;D
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: iggy21uk on 22 September 2006, 09:44:54
If your going to use one of those type of products, I think K-Seal is a better product.

Made by Kalimex www.kalimex.co.uk.

You will find it on fleabay
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: Markjay on 22 September 2006, 16:35:59
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I used to put an egg in, but dont suppose I should do that nowadays either ;D
I thought that was an old wives tale? Does it work?

Sure it does. You push a whole fresh egg with the shell into the expansion tank, warm the engine up to running temperature, then drive around for exactly 3 minutes and it is ready to eat...



Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: STMO123 on 22 September 2006, 16:38:59
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I used to put an egg in, but dont suppose I should do that nowadays either ;D
I thought that was an old wives tale? Does it work?

Sure it does. You push a whole fresh egg with the shell into the expansion tank, warm the engine up to running temperature, then drive around for exactly 3 minutes and it is ready to eat...



How do you get it out again?
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: Markjay on 22 September 2006, 16:57:37
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I used to put an egg in, but dont suppose I should do that nowadays either ;D
I thought that was an old wives tale? Does it work?

Sure it does. You push a whole fresh egg with the shell into the expansion tank, warm the engine up to running temperature, then drive around for exactly 3 minutes and it is ready to eat...



How do you get it out again?


Hmmm.... I'll have to get back to you on this one...  ;D





Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: iggy21uk on 22 September 2006, 17:55:16
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I used to put an egg in, but dont suppose I should do that nowadays either ;D
I thought that was an old wives tale? Does it work?

Sure it does. You push a whole fresh egg with the shell into the expansion tank, warm the engine up to running temperature, then drive around for exactly 3 minutes and it is ready to eat...




Thought you had to be a poacher driving a hatchback running on shell for that to work?

 ;D ;D
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: STMO123 on 22 September 2006, 18:12:52
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I used to put an egg in, but dont suppose I should do that nowadays either ;D
I thought that was an old wives tale? Does it work?

Sure it does. You push a whole fresh egg with the shell into the expansion tank, warm the engine up to running temperature, then drive around for exactly 3 minutes and it is ready to eat...




Thought you had to be a poacher driving a hatchback running on shell for that to work?

 ;D ;D

Eggsellent ;D ;D
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: Markjay on 22 September 2006, 18:37:15
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I used to put an egg in, but dont suppose I should do that nowadays either ;D
I thought that was an old wives tale? Does it work?

Sure it does. You push a whole fresh egg with the shell into the expansion tank, warm the engine up to running temperature, then drive around for exactly 3 minutes and it is ready to eat...




Thought you had to be a poacher driving a hatchback running on shell for that to work?

 ;D ;D

Eggsellent ;D ;D

Surely you meant Eggshellent?




Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: iggy21uk on 22 September 2006, 22:28:14
Thats's a cracker, but yoking apart,I  don't want to egg u on, I still
feel K-seal  is better than Barxxxxx.

But it depends on your £££ ?  
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: Kev on 22 September 2006, 22:35:18
Is there any truth that Free Range are better at sealing than their caged counterparts?
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: Markjay on 23 September 2006, 00:33:46
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Is there any truth that Free Range are better at sealing than their caged counterparts?

Yes there is, but unfortunately the once-common practice of stuffing live chickens down the radiator is no longer legal.
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: Kev on 23 September 2006, 00:37:43
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Is there any truth that Free Range are better at sealing than their caged counterparts?

Yes there is, but unfortunately the once-common practice of stuffing live chickens down the radiator is no longer legal.
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: Markie on 23 September 2006, 07:57:02
completely pointless thread this - full of bad yokes  ;)
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: mijfife on 23 September 2006, 10:12:23
I take it a lot of people use the egg trick, that would eggsplain the funny smell that I used to  blame on the catalitic converter  ;D  I'll be chicken if this fix works so that the myth can be laid to rest  ;D ;D

Cheers Jim
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: CaptainZok on 23 September 2006, 13:09:39
I see Mr McB is staying silent on this one. Is it his trade secret... I wonder?  ;D
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: Jester on 23 September 2006, 13:16:04
Anyone any idea what the powdered stuff the AA guys dump in the coolant tank to seal things up?
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: IrmscherKris on 23 September 2006, 15:19:26
i have a rad you can have very cheap.

pm me for info! :)
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: STMO123 on 23 September 2006, 15:32:42
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Anyone any idea what the powdered stuff the AA guys dump in the coolant tank to seal things up?

Powdered egg, of course!
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: RonaldMcBurger on 23 September 2006, 23:26:51
I have not read all this thread as I am too dosed up with medicine tonight, but I have got a perfect v6 manual radiator available. PM me if interested.
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: TheBoy on 24 September 2006, 09:18:17
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I see Mr McB is staying silent on this one. Is it his trade secret... I wonder?  ;D
RMcB, aka The Chicken, is shocked to here is unhatched relatives are treated in this way....  ;D
Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: Markjay on 24 September 2006, 10:29:25
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I see Mr McB is staying silent on this one. Is it his trade secret... I wonder?  ;D
RMcB, aka The Chicken, is shocked to here is unhatched relatives are treated in this way....  ;D

Yes but their death has not been in vain, for it is a noble cause, blocking ones leaky rad, they died so that we can go on....


Title: Re: Radiator...
Post by: STMO123 on 24 September 2006, 10:45:46
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I see Mr McB is staying silent on this one. Is it his trade secret... I wonder?  ;D
RMcB, aka The Chicken, is shocked to here is unhatched relatives are treated in this way....  ;D


That's the clincher. PMSL ;D ;D