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F20 Radiator Core

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Bruce Simmons

04-29-2000 18:51:58




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The bottom of my F20's radiator core is wet with
coolant. Sometimes it seeps more than others, but
before I spend the $250 or so for another one,
any ideas on how to slow down the seepage,or if
this is possible? I'd appreciate any answers.




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Paul Fox

04-30-2000 11:23:36




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 Re: F20 Radiator Core in reply to Bruce Simmons, 04-29-2000 18:51:58  
It sounds like the stuff Farmer Bob suggested works great, and he's been the source of a lot of good advice on this board.

I went a different route on my F14, and am just as happy. I used Wynn's Stop Leak. It's a green liquid that treats the water rather than the hole in the radiator. Something to do with increased surface tension, I think. All I know is, I had a leak that would require a gallon of water after an hour of operation, and it stopped it dead. If you change or drain the water, you have to re-treat.

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Farmer Bob

04-29-2000 19:31:43




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 Re: F20 Radiator Core in reply to Bruce Simmons, 04-29-2000 18:51:58  
Bruce, I swear by Alumi-seal for radiator leaks. It comes in a clear round tube about 3 inches long and 1 inch in diameter with flat ends and has blue writing on it. It's a silvery colored granule. I warm up the engine first and then dump in the contents of a whole tube. It is almost like magic to watch the wet spot disappear. It should be available in any good local auto parts store. Ask for it by name (No affiliation what-so-ever) I won't use anything else. It has worked so well for me that I tried it on a radiator that had been hit with a board with a nail in it. You could watch the stuff build up around the hole until the leak stopped completely. Good luck//FB

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RAW inIA

04-30-2000 18:36:27




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 Re: Re: F20 Radiator Core in reply to Farmer Bob, 04-29-2000 19:31:43  
I owuld think you would have to cover the radiator quite well to get the water at the bottom hot enough to make the sealer work. It seems that our F-20 doesn't get very hot at the bottom of the radiator, beigh a thermo-syphon system.



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Farmer Bob

04-30-2000 22:12:10




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 Re: Re: Re: F20 Radiator Core in reply to RAW inIA, 04-30-2000 18:36:27  
Raw, Just put a piece of cardboard in front of the radiator until the water starts to circulate and you'll get enough flow to carry the small particles of sealant to the hole. The stuff I mentioned is usually a one time application and does not have to be replaced if you drain the radiator for any reason. It actually rebuilds the metal around the leak and suffocates it. One thing I forgot to mention is that you should dump this stuff in slowly instead of all at once. You want it to "flow" with the coolant rather than "clump" in a pile inside the neck of the radiator.//FB

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