CRX Don

You know those pins attached to the top and bottom of the radiator that keep it in place? I had 3 of four break off. I J-B welded a short section of bolt in place to replace the pins, and this worked for a few months, then they eventually broke off too. Looking for a better method. Would prefer to not replace an otherwise perfectly good radiator. Any ideas?

FYI - I tried to search the forums but didn't find the answer. Would appreciate if someone could direct me to the appropriate post if a known fix exists. Thanks in advance!

acmoc

the little nubs that slot into the two holes at the cross member?

If those are breaking, your radiator is probably rotting and could use replacement.

Marcos Barrios

you know he did say he didnt want to replace it

moving on

i dont know what thread your talking about
and a new radiator is in future
they cost about 30 bucks new
but in the mean time untill your old one brakes to the point where you cant use it anymore
i would go with rope or bunge cords
you could probebly make a nice set up

acmoc

Obviously.

Those nubs are part of the same mold/body that the rest of the radiator is made of. If the plastic is brittle enough to break those off, then the radiator is soon to follow suit.
It's not that involved and or costly to try and save a few bucks. When it can save you a huge potential headache in the future.

But what do I know, I'm not an ASE tech "Certified".


OP, thread zip ties through the fins. link them together so they reach far enough to loop around the rad support.

DaX

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My OEM radiator had brass end tanks with these nubs brazed on. I had them come off on mine too, but the radiator was over 25 years old at that point. I replaced with an autozone radiator that had a lifetime warranty. Plastic end tanks with molded nubs, but it works.

Marcos Barrios

hay Acmoc i have nothing but nice things to say about you haha

so witch is better my rope or bunje
or your zipties?
will see what the owner ends up doing
i hope its just a new radiator thou but well see

the question was basiclly hay guys how can i jerry rig this so it works

CRX Don

Thanks for the replies. I assumed a radiator would be more then $30, but you are right - Rock Auto has one for $33! So I'll just change the radiator. I'll take a good look at the old brass one when it's out and maybe braze some new pins on it to keep as a spare if it passes inspection. The zip tie fix worked for the last six months, but I was getting a little nervous about the zip ties breaking in winter. Here's a picture of what we were discussing (should have started with this, lol). The sharpie is where the broken pin was. There are two pins (or nubs as you called them) on the top of the radiator and two on the bottom.

CRX Don

Thanks for your answers! I have bought a new radiator from Rock Auto. I had no idea they were so inexpensive so I agree replacing the radiator is the best fix. The only other time I bought a radiator it was to fix a Bavarian Money Waster so I had no idea a $30 radiator was even possible, lol!

FWIW zip ties were my fix (for the last few months). But it's not the best solution or Honda would have used zip ties from the factory, lol.

I tried to post some pictures but they go hung up somehow. Sorry for the late reply without pix, and thanks again!

Marcos Barrios

yea lots of people dont notice the price of some things and assume its way more than it really is
a good radiator should never cost more than 50 ^_-

just dont do the stupid thing and think its going to be a cheap radiator
so you order a spare
and years later the spare is still sitting in your room brand new haha