97 5.7 z-71 The radiator has a crack just below the upper hose nipple and
just above the cooler line .Can this be repaired and how. About how much
for a new radiator..part only thanks Gary

If the radiator is plastic, like I think it would be....forget it.....If its
metal than you can JB weld it or solder it with acid core solder and a small
torch.


"Gary" <klawreno (AT) tds (DOT) net> wrote

www.radiator.com will deliver to your house cheaper than most.
i patched several radiator cracks with good "epoxy" and run them for years.
old john


"Gary" <klawreno (AT) tds (DOT) net> wrote

I had this problem a few years ago whilst living in rural Mississippi. I
took my Burb to a radiator shop in West Point, MS expecting to get gouged.
Surprisingly, they had a machine which can remove the plastic tank from the
radiator and then crimp on a new one. I think the charge was around $25 in
2002. Don't toss a good radiator for a cracked plastic tank.

Bubba

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:51:36 -0500, "Bubba" <bfunke (AT) nospam (DOT) jcs.mil>
wrote:

This is a good plan. Also try running a lower pressure cap after
repair to reduce the chance of a future occurance. Contray to popular
belief, you do not need a 16 PSI cap on your truck as I have been
running 7 PSI to 9 PSI caps for over 15 years now on several vehicles
and some have seen 105 plus degree temps in Colorado and Nebraska
plains in summer while keepig us cool inside and never even cam close
to even thinking about overheating. I started using them when I had
the top tank split at the seam on a old jeep truck 15 years ago on a
hot day and been using them since on new and ol;d vehicles and I have
not even lost a hose since then and my 89 burb with 176K miles still
has original hoses and they show no signs of weakening yet.