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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 12:21 PM
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Stock radiator material?

Hi my radiator from my 82 S/E seems to be broken
on the right tank.it leaks lots of water and
i wanna fix it. but i don't know if the stock radiator
is metallic or plastic.
maybe i can't fix it.maybe yes
please help
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 06:40 AM
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No info ?

any info ?
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 10:48 AM
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this may not help - you'll have to check your radiator yourself. My 87 was a metal core with plastic tanks on each end. I got a small hole in one of the tanks and used plastic epoxy to fix it. That worked for a while until a larger hole formed. That being said, something has caused your tank to split (too much pressure) - if you fix it yourself (which is possible) replace the radiator cap as a precaution.
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 10:57 AM
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the broken part is too large

Too large is the broken part and
the tanks are plastic.
I will replace the tank with a copper one
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 10:25 PM
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both have their advantages. aluminum is alot stronger but yes the side tanks are sometimes weak. but at least it wont corrode through and explode. (by explode i mean leak... )
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