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August 23rd, 2011 01:28 AM #1
Mga fellow tsikoteers, pa-help naman.
Corolla xl 1997 ang ride ko... from sm rosario going to imus, at kapa-park ko lng ng oto sa bahay namin, biglang lumabas sa ilalim yung maraming tubig na greenish yellow, sabay umusok na, at namatay na ang makina. After several hours, binuksan ko yung hood and I found a heavily cracked radiator (around 3 inches). Can this still be repaired? Was it caused by the non-funvtioning fan?
Thanks...
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August 23rd, 2011 09:45 AM #2
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August 23rd, 2011 08:03 PM #3
Thanks ghosthunter.
The upper part was cracked. For the mean time, I put gladiator on it, just to stop coolant from flowing ut of the radiator, but it is still leaking. I did it so I can get the car to the shop whenever I have the pyesa. I’m planning to have the upper part converted to “tanso”, and the radiator overhauled, or perhaps buy a surplus as you advised. I don’t know any radiator shop in Imus that converts plastic radiator top to tanso.
I found a surplus fan motor and blade in Liemans, but I’m still eyeing for a new one, that is, whole assembly of radiator fan that fits onto it.
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August 23rd, 2011 09:48 PM #4
The reason why I suggested a surplus radiator instead of repair is the copper replacement cap on top will just cause the bottom plastic cap to rupture in the near future. Also there is no guarantee the copper end caps would be a good seal enough to keep pressure within the radiator.
In the end, it would just be less hassle and maybe even cheaper to replace the entire radiator with an original surplus unit.
I have a 1999 Corolla GLi and I already have had two plastic radiators crack on me at nearly the same location (top cap near the filler). Finding a good condition surplus radiator in Banawe isn't hard nor that expensive.
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August 24th, 2011 10:43 PM #5
Well said... thank you very much ghosthunter. I will heed to your suggestion. God bless.
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August 25th, 2011 07:21 PM #6the purpose of the plastic fittings is for them to give way pag tuma-as na ang pressure sa cooling system due to defective cooling fans.
You can sstill use your car kaya lang, hwag mo lang takpan ang radiator cap para di mag build up ang pressure. baon ka nga lang ng tubig to refill. Good for 10-15 km travel.
Last time nag papalit ako ng gli radiator it cost about 2,900 php (6 years ago, till now going strong pa rin ang radiator). so methink it is not a big dent to our finances kung palita mo na lang ng replacement. It will save you a lot of grief later.n
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August 25th, 2011 07:36 PM #7Sorry Sir, Im respect your opinon but I'm not aggree, Na mas ok pang bumili ng surplus kaysa palitan na lang yong top cover. Nangyari na yan sa Nissan sentra ko. Bumili ako ng surplus imbis makamura ako lalo ako napamura dahil after 4 months nagoverheat engine ko. buti naitago ko pa yong dating radiator ko. may nakita ako minsan kasi sa isang car ng friend ko. pinagawa niya ang top cover ng tanso sa isang shop sa Quezon City, kaya Pinagawa ko rin yong top cover ng radiator ko, 9 months na wala pa akong problema kahit long drive. Marami ng gumagawa ng ganito, pero di naman nagkakaproblema. Mas safe pa nga yong tanso kaysa plastic. IMHO
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August 25th, 2011 10:32 PM #8
You kept a few details from your story.
You said you replaced your radiator with a surplus part.
FOUR MONTHS later, your sentra overheated.
What model sentra and what year did you have your overheat? (how old was your car when it overheated?)
So you are blaming your overheated sentra after FOUR months of using a surplus radiator. Kinda hard to comprehend unless you complete your story here.Last edited by ghosthunter; August 26th, 2011 at 01:47 AM.
Too many trucks in Marcos. Naguilan is too far coming from the south. So Kennon is a lot faster.
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