Radiator leak (99 SS)
04-12-2011, 02:41 PM
#1
Radiator leak (99 SS) I had a pretty bad front end accident (to say the least) in my SS about 2 months ago. Got a replacement front bumper, two fenders and a replacement hood (losing SS hood 
). After the initial wreck, I saw coolant leaking from under my car, and every time I've added coolant to the car, regardless if its running or not, it leaks out from a weep hole of some sort at the front passenger side bottom part of the radiator. Is there maybe a internal rubber plug that was knocked loose in the wreck causing it to leak from here or is any damage to the plastic tanks on the sides designed to leak from this hole?
). After the initial wreck, I saw coolant leaking from under my car, and every time I've added coolant to the car, regardless if its running or not, it leaks out from a weep hole of some sort at the front passenger side bottom part of the radiator. Is there maybe a internal rubber plug that was knocked loose in the wreck causing it to leak from here or is any damage to the plastic tanks on the sides designed to leak from this hole? 
04-19-2011, 03:04 PM
#3
Got the car back from being painted and it heated up severely. The car leaks slightly from the aforementioned hole while running, but it literally pukes water out of the hole after the car is shut off.
Went to Advanced with my dad to look at a replacement radiator for reference sake- The plug I'm mentioning is at the end of the plastic tank along the side of the radiator, so what exactly is its purpose?
MY dads proposal is to plug the hole with some form of sealant but I cna only imagine what kind of issues this could cause since this is obviously the only release valve or whatever you want to call it the system has. Any kind of information or link to someone with a similar issue would be great before my dad tries the cheap way out and jerryrigs something that's only going to cause a lot more problems.
Went to Advanced with my dad to look at a replacement radiator for reference sake- The plug I'm mentioning is at the end of the plastic tank along the side of the radiator, so what exactly is its purpose?
MY dads proposal is to plug the hole with some form of sealant but I cna only imagine what kind of issues this could cause since this is obviously the only release valve or whatever you want to call it the system has. Any kind of information or link to someone with a similar issue would be great before my dad tries the cheap way out and jerryrigs something that's only going to cause a lot more problems.
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04-19-2011, 10:36 PM
#8
If that's what you call the pointed valve pointing towards the ground, and not the actual screw type cap used to release pressure, yes. What kind of damage would cause the radiator to pour water from it or is any damage designed to cause water to pour from that hole?
