3 Effective Methods to Repair the Cracked Plastic Radiator of Car

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3 Effective Methods to Repair the Cracked Plastic
Radiator of Car
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Repairing the cracked radiator is a relatively
quick and easy job, but you can save your money
by locating the crack and fixing the problem
yourself.
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Various parts of the plastic radiator can leak.
The leakage can be arises from the cracked hose
or the body of the radiator itself.
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Before you perform the actual repair of the car,
the first thing you need to examine the fittings
that can lead to the radiator.
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In this cases, the leakage is coming from the
radiator, put the old clothes on, roll up the
sleeves and go through the below steps.
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Detect the crack
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The easiest method to detect the cracked radiator
by letting the engine running until the
temperature is normally high.
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It will take half an hour before building the
pressure and shut off the engine so, the pressure
removes the coolant from the crack.
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Mark cracked area with a marker and wait for the
tank to cool down and take the cap off. At last,
check the crack is either above or below the
coolant level.
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If it is below the level, drain some coolant
until the crack visible. Remove the lower hose
cap to drain the radiator tank.
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Prepare the crack area
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To clean the crack area pour a little acetone
over the toothbrush and start to scrub the crack
and its surrounding areas.
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Once the acetone dissipates, you can continue
the scrubbing process until the area is dry and
contain no moisture on the surface.
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For drying the cracked area of the radiator, you
can also use the hairdryer and hold it close to
the crack.
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If the moisture is resurfaced again, then you
have to keep the blowing over the crack until the
place is dry completely.
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Perform the actual repair
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You can press the soldering iron against the tie
until it begins to melt or just working like a
sealant and press the tie to wrap it into the
crack.
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You can slowly move along the cracked area and
ensure that it could melt well enough to seal the
crack.
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Keep melting them in one place until the tie and
its surrounding areas turn into a hot liquid.
Melt the entire crack and wait for the liquid to
harden.
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At last, cut off all the unused area of the tie
and fill the coolant in the radiator to complete
the test and make sure that the crack is sealed
completely.
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Conclusion
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To fix the cracked plastic radiator of your car
yourself, you need a new found knowledge and a
little elbow grease.
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In this way, you can repair the cracked plastic
radiator of your car without taking any
professional's help.
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