I broke a plastic nipple off the radiator!!!
04-02-2010, 01:49 AM
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I broke a plastic nipple off the radiator!!! I read that the hose going to the trottle body was robbing me of hp. So, i went to bypass is it and accidently broke the nipple off the radiator. Anybody have any good remedies instead of buying a new radiator???
04-02-2010, 02:02 AM
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How bad did you break it? Completely off, cracked, or is there enough left to slide the hose over and still clamp it?
You can try some two part epoxy. I used some body shop grade once (same stuff they use to fix cracked bumpers) to repair a radiator til I could afford a new one and it held for 3yrs til I sold the truck and was still holding. Make sure you prep it really well if you go this route or it wont hold.
You can try some two part epoxy. I used some body shop grade once (same stuff they use to fix cracked bumpers) to repair a radiator til I could afford a new one and it held for 3yrs til I sold the truck and was still holding. Make sure you prep it really well if you go this route or it wont hold.
