| Radiator repair [message #208866] |
Sun, 26 May 2013 15:11  |
lqqkatjon
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Solder or epoxy for a hole to get me home? Do not want to try stop leak?
It is not an aluminum radiator.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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| Re: Radiator repair [message #208871 is a reply to message #208866] |
Sun, 26 May 2013 15:42  |
lqqkatjon
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Not from tank. Was a pinhole leak in fin. I tried to crimp it off and made it worse.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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| Re: [GMCnet] Radiator repair [message #208906 is a reply to message #208866] |
Sun, 26 May 2013 23:56 |
Ken Henderson
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Jon,
Your aversion to stop-leak may not be justified. In '99 I took my GMC to
Jim Bounds for wheel alignment, among other things. Before the alignment,
Jim wanted to test drive it, so we went "around the block". When we got
back, water was spurting from the lower radiator, which I had not then
covered with a gravel guard. A stone had knocked a hole in the radiator.
Jim put in a can of stop-leak. That radiator is today in my son's coach
with probably 75,000 miles added since then. It's never leaked again, nor
been repaired.
Ken H.
On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Jon Roche wrote:
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| Re: [GMCnet] Radiator repair [message #208915 is a reply to message #208906] |
Mon, 27 May 2013 03:42 |
Ken Burton
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I blew a decent size hole in my radiator going to the Delaware GMCMI rally. After trying soldering, and also trying crimping the tube, I went to Home Depot and got a plumbers epoxy stick. This is the 2 part epoxy that you cut off a piece and kneed the two parts together. It worked great and held until I replaced the radiator with an aluminum one. The stuff set up very quickly. It cures with heat and of course heated coolant going through it set it almost immediately. Leave the radiator cap loose and drive it for 10 miles, then check to see if it is hard. If hard, then tighten the cap and go on your way.
I have also fixed engine oil leaks on an airplane engine and a Blazer oil pan with this same stuff. They have held for many years.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] Radiator repair [message #208926 is a reply to message #208923] |
Mon, 27 May 2013 08:11 |
Keith V
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did you ever get it fixed Jon?
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
ask me about MicroLevel
Cell, 763-732-3419
My427v8@hotmail.com
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| Re: Radiator repair [message #208950 is a reply to message #208866] |
Mon, 27 May 2013 12:25 |
lqqkatjon
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Tried all methods listed. Still would not take. So pulled radiater this morning.
Will have it at radiator shop at 8 am tomorrow
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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| Re: Radiator repair [message #208958 is a reply to message #208950] |
Mon, 27 May 2013 13:22 |
Keith V
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Dang that sucks.
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
ask me about MicroLevel
Cell, 763-732-3419
My427v8@hotmail.com
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| Re: Radiator repair [message #208994 is a reply to message #208866] |
Mon, 27 May 2013 20:15 |
JohnL455
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Vibe! Isn't that one of those dangerous Toyotas with Pontiac stickers? They have dangerous floor mats.
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: Radiator repair [message #209043 is a reply to message #208994] |
Tue, 28 May 2013 12:55 |
Ken Burton
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| JohnL455 wrote on Mon, 27 May 2013 20:15 |
Vibe! Isn't that one of those dangerous Toyotas with Pontiac stickers? They have dangerous floor mats.
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You should have seen this one it had dents all over it and he still drove it.
He got him an new one now. It is a dual powered car. He calls it a Hybrid. It has a big wind up key on the back and solar cells on top to charge the batteries. He uses the solar cells during the day and winds the big key after dark.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: Radiator repair [message #209845 is a reply to message #208866] |
Tue, 04 June 2013 15:11 |
lqqkatjon
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Just a quick update.
my radiator was shot. it was thin all over from the inside.
the quote for re-core, was $660. I ended up getting a radiator from another GMCer, for alot less. and my bad radiator, is in storage.
anyway, the Radiator I installed, came out of a 455 GMC. mine is a 75 palm beach, with 455.
It looks though that the upper radator hose inlet was larger. I had a heck of a time getting that hose on. The words that were coming out of my mouth were not good ones. I did not figure this out until after everything was mounted up. it was the last thing I was putting together. so I did not get out a gauge to measure it. I swear it looked a size bigger, and by the way the two hoses I tried(1 molded, and 1 flex), it just was bigger then the old radiator was.
I did get it on, it has a heck of a hose clamp on it, and the hose is still in good shape. I am not really worried about it failing too soon. I already put 250 miles on it.
my question to the group: why was it bigger? did they change in a different year? is there a upper hose I should have that is larger on the radiator end then the thermostat housing end. (the two hoses i had, were same diameter on both ends).
anybody run into that?
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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| Re: Radiator repair [message #209847 is a reply to message #209845] |
Tue, 04 June 2013 15:44 |
Keith V
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No idea but I wanted to tell you to keep that old radiator, the tanks are valuable....
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
ask me about MicroLevel
Cell, 763-732-3419
My427v8@hotmail.com
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