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Old 07-18-2007, 12:52 PM
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i got a 92 civic hatch sohc turbo and i just changed the radiator 2 weeks ago cuz the neck was leaking. today as im driving i smell coolant so i checked to see wut it was and the neck of the radiator was leaking. can someone please help and give me an idea of wut it could it be.
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what kind\brand of radiator is it?
Old 07-18-2007, 01:16 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iBrandon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what kind\brand of radiator is it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

How is it mounted? the neck shouldn't leak on its own
Old 07-18-2007, 01:38 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by APEX CRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

How is it mounted? the neck shouldn't leak on its own</TD></TR></TABLE>

That would be my first question, is it a solid mount with no rubber bushing inside ?
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its OEM radiator
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what about your engine mounts? sounds like one is broken, and engine is jerking around alot
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bubbleboy22 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its OEM radiator</TD></TR></TABLE>

Then its plastic, the neck gets broken usually when someone leans on. Is common for people to do, especially if you're looking over the motor towards the intake.

Or some dumb *** when adding oil to the car.
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the ebay aluminums arent that expensive...might be worth a try.
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