Fix a Radiator Leak REDNECK STYLE

[@jakemakes]

I like testing stuff. Yeah, the smart move would be just replace it. But that’s boring. I’d rather test a JB weld fix and see how it well it holds up.

[@user-uo4yj7ps4c]

How well did it hold up

[@jakemakes]

@@user-uo4yj7ps4c so far perfectly

[@TravisWYouTube]

Can't argue with results.

[@waqasrana2374]

Oh man you are awesome... your vid helped me repair my car radiator leak at the onset of a five consecutive public holidays Hope it works long enough.

[@LK-qj3tr]

How'd ya make out bud?

[@Killzone0001]

Just buy a replacement, older a radiator gets the more clogs it develops in the lines thus less efficient cooling. My old 07 Silverado rad blew up from simple driving was clogged beyond. Fans were basically always on even in 40f temps. Once replaced fans barely came at 60f. Don't cheap out, you already took out the rad l, just replace it fully.

[@jakemakes]

Stop making so much sense we don’t do that here

[@Kryynism]

2000 s10 original radiator still going. Flushed it for the first time ever a couple weeks ago. Was pure rust mud. Hasn't had antifreeze in it since 15 years just water. Runnin clean now dawg lol

[@rex02244]

Holy shit this is hella awesome

[@prodbk7787]

smart and simple but i can’t imagine that lasts long at all

[@krazykyle393]

I did it on my ac condenser and it lasted a whole summer and that’s much higher pressure

[@TurinTuramber]

Did you fix the fan, it will just contact the JB weld.

[@JesseS.]

i assume it wasnt the fan shifting but rather the radiator supports allowing the radiator to move?

[@jakemakes]

Yeah, the old redneck I bought the truck from had rigged the radiator in place with wires. It came loose and started hitting the fan. I properly reaffixed it with some bolts and L brackets

[@richardbrooksshnee]

Bro, just straighten the fins, apply a liquid flux, and then use a lead solder or up the heat and use some map gas and hard solder. I can't thumb this up.

[@joshs1555]

In the same line as this fix.... In 2005 my friend had a 99 civic hatch with a K20 from a RSX in it. The car was lowered and that engine sits low as well. Well... he hit a manhole cover in his GFs neighborhood and I fixed it with a dime covering the hole and JB weld quick. We might have gave it 20 min. Poured in the oil and sent it. It worked until he did it the next time. I fixed this 4 times using the next size coin each time.

[@jakemakes]

Love it

[@kalomeon]

Aluminum soldering is not difficult, heat the area with a hot air station or heat gun, take a soldering iron (one that doesn't suck ass) and some acid core solder and do like you would normally solder. Well, relatively normal.

[@kingjer125]

Jb weld will eventually fail woth liquid like that, I had some to seal my windshield wiper fluid and it lasted for about a year or so before it started leaking.

[@Mr.Mister001]

Just use lead solder. Lead free is more difficult. Just be sure to get flux/acid. Super easy and that's what the radiator uses. Not sure how good jb weld will work but better than nothing.

[@overstandingontherealstory6313]

Fu€king Genius

[@user-ew7eg3ot2m]

Well, that works as a temporary fix, but it doesn't seem very reliable. There's quite a bit of pressure in the cooling system and I'm not sure if this would hold for long.

[@jakemakes]

Guess I’ll find out

[@glynnpowell7864]

15psi is not a lot

[@danieltokaryev7505]

How is it holding up?

[@jimwade1732]

I guess it fixed it? No video of it

[@rickyambruosi8646]

Gasket maker should work much better it isnt that expensive to be honest abiut 14grams will do a fix

[@andrepalomaro353]

So. You’re basically limiting the function of your radiator to fix a drip? 😂

[@jakemakes]

No… I’m fixing the leak so I don’t have to got the junkyard and get a new one. Idiot.

[@garywals3401]

Seeing how the fins was also damaged and getting inproper airflow I don't see a problem with it hell I would have used hot glue if it wouldn't melt😂

[@Warriormedic68]

Why wouldn't you just replace it. That's a lot of effort to do a half assed job.

[@jakemakes]

Cuz whole assing the job would take like, half an ass more effort

[@dabidperez1970]

This work is trash

[@dicktracy6597]

Can’t get behind this, just replace it couple hundred bucks at worst

[@jakemakes]

As long as you don’t get in front of it, I’d run you over

[@hildadeaza4762]

Should have shown after or shown to it will it was on and on lml