Dave_P
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Registered: 11th Nov 08
Location: Diptford, Devon
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Alright,
i have been filling my car up alot recently with water
noticed earlier that there was a puddle underneath the radiator on the car and floor
after topping it up again , when i squeezed the rad pipe i can see water dripping out 
havnt really got alot of money right now was wondering if there is anything else i can do or is it time for a new rad?
any help would be good 
cheers
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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rad-ex or something
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Dave_P
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Registered: 11th Nov 08
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ok cheers mate
is that like a sealant or something?
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SnK
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Registered: 2nd Mar 09
Location: Yeadon, West Yorkshire
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Rad-weld, had same problem myself man, shake up the rad-weld then stick it in the coolant tank. Run engine for about 5 minutes to let it circulate and then wahey problem fixed  Hopefully. Not guaranteed but does fix leaks in radiators. Halfords sell it at £5 for a decent sized bottle.
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Dave_P
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sweet cheers mate ill go find some 2moro
hopefully it will do that trick!
cheers bud
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SnK
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Worked really well for me Coolant levels still staying the same in a week. normally drank the lot haha.
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Dave_P
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yeh mine is in and out on the floor with in a day
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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 aye thats it rad weld
duno where a got rad ex from, my sisters 206 had the same problem and the red sealant stuff worked a treat
btw when you say you squeezed a pipe where did the water come out?
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johnhara1
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It's about £7.50 for Radweld or K-Seal that probably wont work considering the hole in your rad is big enough that you can see the water pouring out.
New rad from scrap yard is £20 max!
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Dave_P
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ok sweet cheers
umm wen i squeezed the pipe the water like dripped out of like the bottom left of the rad.
cheers for the help guys
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Kevxx
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Registered: 14th May 08
Location: Forfar, Angus
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chuck an egg in for quick fix, does the same job as rad-ex.
you'd prob be able to replace the pipes/rads from a scrappy for just over what that rad-weld stuff costs.
[Edited on 28-01-2010 by Kevxx]
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Dave_P
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ok cheers
ill try the rad-weld stuff 1st and see wat happeneds
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