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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 06:29 PM
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well, i couldn't use both fans and have the turbo on at the same time. so i took the condenser fan and mounted it on the passenger side of the radiator...well, one of the brackets caused my fluidyne radiator to have a small crack in it so now i'm leaking coolant...so my question is...how well does jb weld hold on aluminum? i live in a small redneck town (school purposes) and aluminum welders are far and few here. i guess if i can't jb weld it, i'll have to track done someone here than can do it...anyway, will jb weld hold on my aluminum radiator? thanks for any help.

cliff notes: radiator has small crack, can i use jb weld to fix it?
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 07:05 PM
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Default Re: jb weld? (ha illuminato un)

I just tried it on a stock LS radiator, and it held up for about an hour..but maybe you'll have better luck with it..
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 07:47 PM
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i dont think it will hold, there has to be a radiator shop somewhere that could patch it
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 01:13 PM
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Default Re: jb weld? (dmotoguy)

JB welds, IMHO suck on hightemp metals.

just my .02 cents.

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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 01:16 PM
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Default Re: jb weld? (Blaze45)

Held my friends tranny case together.

You might have better luck with the radiator is you rough up the surface before you apply the JB Weld. I'm not saying it will work for sure, but that might make it last a little longer.


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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 01:44 PM
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Default Re: jb weld? (Aceman64)

I think there is a specific type of radiator/intercooler fix it repair goo similar to jb weld. I saw it at pepboys.
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