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Drew
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how long does it take to work? is it suppose to work in a few mins, or does it take a while?

ive driven around 6 mile after putting it in (15 mins or so), and still getting steam from engine bay from somewhere,
modded_corsa
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any oil dripping onto your exhaust

only other thing i cud think of
Jodi_the_g
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The hole could be to big to be sealed with radweld
waynep
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where does the rad weld stuff go ??? i know radiator but how does it get in there ? lol
Drew
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take top off and pour it in


just been told that you have to leave the system to cool down for it to set, is this true? :S


Modded, its deffo water, as its spraying onto the underside of bonnet somehow :S
Skipz
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You have to have a warmish engine as far asi know for it to set... boiling fucks it up and when it's cold it just sits in the bottom of the rad...

In my opinion the stuffs shite... better off buying a new radiator..

[Edited on 15-12-2004 by h18_oab]
Drew
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new radiator on a corsa, yes, not alot

new radiator on a gt4 = ££££££££££
Drew
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btw, i didnt mean pour it in when cold, i put it in when warm, then drove home steady, but got told it needs to cool down to set
mike_1.2LS96
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Use the rad off a 1.2 8v they're the same



No a non turbo should be the same i would imagine
Ben
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drive down to the shop , get back home , pour it in and leave it?
Drew
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find out tomorrow

gotta do around 30-50 miles, so if ya see a post saying 'just fried engine' it didnt work, and i have a few K rebuild
Adam-D
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personally rad weld is shit.

its gunks up the water ways in the engines coolent system

id use it on a shit old car
but not a decent one
Colin.S
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15th Dec 04 at 23:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You could try the old egg trick

How much is a new rad for yours?
My mate broke one of the rads on his motox bike and it was over £300 for a new one, he got it rebuilt for just over £100 at a radiator place near me.
myke
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i used a bottle in the corsa few weeks back.
wish i hadn't !

can't remember if it was radweld or barrs leaks, but it didn't fix shit. had a hole in my radiator and another random leak from somewhere else. neither was cured, but everything got covered in crap.
header tank is full of gunk. hoses are all full of gunk. carried on leaking so there's gunk all over the drive, gunk all over the road outside a couple of mates houses, and gunk in the car park at work.

horrible stuff. fix the leak more conventionally.
is it defo the radiator? there's loads of other possibilities of where you could have sprung a leak from.
Adam-D
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i dont know what model yours is?
i dont know jap cars that well

but heres a stab in the dark

https://sslrelay.com/buypartsby.co.uk/radiators_details.php?recordID=1981
Adam-D
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http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/radiators_display.php?txtmodel=CELICA+%281993-1999%29&Submit=Next&txtmake=TOYOTA
Drew
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try one with a turbo adam
Drew
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94 st205 gt4 2 litre turbo jap spec
leeshez
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin.S
You could try the old egg trick
I was going to sugest this should work for a while
J100RSA
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radweld fooks ur turbo it can perish the seals on it if its a water colled turbo

 
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