My radiator seems to be leaking between the end tank and the center section. The end tank does not appear to be cracked but I don't know for sure because I haven't had it pressure tested. I couldn't see anything broken.
Is it possible to remove the end tanks and just regasket them? I assume there's a big rubber seal or something on there?
Radiator End Tank Leaking
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Generally the plastic end tanks crack mid way down in the ribbed area. Seems to be more common with the automatic rads with the cooler.
Could be just a gasket, I've yet seen that, always cracked tanks. Gaskets are readily available from any shop that does rad work, they are only a couple bucks.
IF the shop want's to charge an arm and a leg for this, you can replace the gasket yourself. I've pried back the holding tabs carefully and swapped tanks around on different Fiero rads reclamping the tabs with a combination of visegrips / and bench vise.
Worse case if you try it yourself- you ruin the rad, but hey at this point it already needs replacing.
Could be just a gasket, I've yet seen that, always cracked tanks. Gaskets are readily available from any shop that does rad work, they are only a couple bucks.
IF the shop want's to charge an arm and a leg for this, you can replace the gasket yourself. I've pried back the holding tabs carefully and swapped tanks around on different Fiero rads reclamping the tabs with a combination of visegrips / and bench vise.
Worse case if you try it yourself- you ruin the rad, but hey at this point it already needs replacing.