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Just got the car out of storage after replacing a few radiator hoses this winter (got rid of the power steering cooler and a couple other hoses). Now it appears to leaking from between the aluminum and the plastic end piece. This is on the driver side.
Any simple fix or do I need to replace the radiator?
thanks
From: Poway, Ca. where GOD and the sun always shines
If you have high miles on the vehicle, or did not maintain the radiator (not the reason for the leak), I would just replace the radiator with a direct fit unit.
I was hoping to find a repair shop here but wasn't very hopeful. Seems like nothing is repairable in this city (it has 1 million people so its not small) but the only shop that came up said they don't re-crimp these. So, I've ordered a new Spectra 1485. Should be a great rad but it seems wasteful not to be able to repair the OEM one.
Thanks for the help!
From: Poway, Ca. where GOD and the sun always shines
Originally Posted by 09 Rooster
So, I've ordered a new Spectra 1485
I too just replaced my 19 year old radiator with a Spectra unit, they are made in Canada and they get good reviews. Due to age I also replaced the water pump and radiator cap.
Good call Steve. I replaced most of the hoses as I was looking for a small leak last fall. Thought I’d fixed it with the hoses only to get the car out for the first time this spring to find another rad leak. When I pulled the rad, I can now see it was leaking on both sides so replacing it was inevitable. I just wish I could have diagnosed this over the winter because it’s finally nice enough here to drive the TA and I’m waiting on parts.
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