i need a cheap,easy,fast radiatior fix

[daleearnhardt01]

Should be plastic on that truck, if he insists on rigging it, I would drain the coolant and try some JB Weld..

 

[muddermilitia]

It does work, but that is something that I would use if I needed to limp my truck home, but sure as hell isnt something I would do as part of my preparations for a several hundred mile trip towing a few thousand pounds

Agreed, twoslo I think you need to re-evaluate your trip. You are asking for trouble driving on a bad radiator. It would suck to pay for a tow for the truck, trailer, and trail rig

 

[supersize75k5]

grab a decent one from a junk yard for 30 bucks..


if its a 3/4 ton it should have a separate tranny cooler from what I recall..hell anything at that point will work.


or borrow a tow rig, and if you cant afford a radiator you probably should not be taking 400 miles trips to wheel anyways, "assuming your wheeling"

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

If you haven't left yet, I would go with Bar's stop leak.

I've heard many of the OEM's use very similar products off of the assembly line to curb coolant leaks.

 

[AZ79K5Project]

Just going off an post above - no personal knowledge - If the thing is plastic, would Bar's stop leak work? I thought it only sealed the aluminum stuff.

 

[mr.smartass]

I knew I should have stayed away from this thread... found a leak in my focking radiator today.

 

[twoslo4five0]

i made it all the way 800 miles with filling the radiator up with water 2 times...man im glad i went and didnt worry about it

 

[daleearnhardt01]

I dont know if I should call ya brave or stupid. Now go get a new side tank put on! You got lucky on that one but glad it worked out for ya, I was wonderin how you made out.

 

[twoslo4five0]

yeah i got really hot around lynchburg and i had to fill it up...it only was leaking after the truck was cut off and pressure built up...im prolly just gonna get a whole new radiator now though

 

[Randy92782]

Too late to post up now but i used bars leak in my radiator in my old truck and it lasted a year. All up until i flushed it out and washed all the stuff out. Just sayin the stuff works and i never had a problem. just filled the radiator up and stuck some more in. drove it til i sold it 2 years later

 

[twoslo4five0]

here is what i found yesterday..i replace this radiator with a 2 row heavy duty aluminum

 

[Randy92782]

wow man!! Take that thing to the scrap yard. There's nothing left for it

 

[twoslo4five0]

already did..i got 16 bucks for it