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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 03:12 PM
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i was pressure testing and found that my passemger side intercooler is leaking from the cor inside. Can that be fixed? I dunno what to do now. any ideas?i may try to find the leak...move the fins and jbweld the leak....does that ever work?
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JBweld is absoutly useless in every single situation. But its perfect for every situation also lol.
So this leak, is it in where the tubes meet the ends? Is it somethign you can see from the face of the IC or do you have to bend fins to see it? More then likely you coudl put some silicone on the hole and then push jb weld in there to kep it all in place.
If you have money take it to a welder adn have him TIG it up. Should be pretty cut and dry for a good welder. GL

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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 03:39 PM
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Yes, it can be TIG'd. Put the IC in water, plug one side and pressurize the other, so you can pinpoint the exact spot of the leak. Sometimes you can see it by spraying soapy water on it too.
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Did anything lead you to do the test in the first place, were you seeing something weird?
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while i'm waiting for my tranny, i decided to check all the stuff as i'd never done it before. It is leaking in 2 places...by the bottom end tank. I remove a few rows of fins and will try JBWELD and see what happens I'll check the other side tomorrow....hopefully that bitch aint leaking too.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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i was pressure testing and found that my passemger side intercooler is leaking from the cor inside. Can that be fixed? I dunno what to do now. any ideas?i may try to find the leak...move the fins and jbweld the leak....does that ever work?
Put on a big front mount and call it a day.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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Mike it would be tuff and expensive to do.
CONGRATS on the 8....Who knew? I never thought you'd go that fast.....just amazing

oh and i guess the jbweld wasnt in the right place....still got 2 leaks...bypassing those bitches and we'll see what happens
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bring it to a radiator shop. They can fix it
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jb weld... UGH! I'd be glad to tig it up for ya... only 250 miles away
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