Ok guys I just got my car running the other day after a rebuild, and now I notice that my radiator is leaking from the bottom end tank. I plan on replacing it with one of the Mishimoto Aluminum Radiators but don't have the the money till the end of next week. My question is would it hurt to buy some of that stop leak stuff from like auto zone for the time being.

 

Not being a dick.....Did you tighten up the coolant drain on the bottom?

 

Don't do it. That stuff gets into the engine too. You don't want to plug some area of the water jacket.

 

You could try some of the radiator repair stuff for the plastic tanks. At Napa where I work the part number is BK 765-1544. That might be enough to get you by for now and you don't have to put that crap through your engine. Either that or find some type of epoxy but your going to have to clean that area real good to get it to adhere.

 

Lol yeah that was the first thing I checked to make sure that it was tight. I was thinking about that epoxy stuff but the problem is is that I can't really tell where its coming from because it seems to becoming from where the end tank attaches to the core. So looks like that stop leak is a bad idea, guess ill just being keeping my eye on the coolant levels till I can get the new radiator.

 

My radiator cracked a few years after a cold snap. I was lucky, the leak was small enough that I was able to drive it with the crack while the radiator was shipped. I wouldn't worry about driving it for a few days it the level in the radiator isn't getting too low. You may want to drive around with a jug of coolant.

 

Lol, kind of like how Honda guys drive around with an extra quart of oil .

 

you dont want to get that motor hot or you will have bigger more expensive problems then just the radiator---btw--the have that rad--and its awesome.

 

well im gonna try to not drive it as much as i can till i can get a new radiator.

 

mine had a small leak on the top, i put superglue on it til i got my mishimoto. Mishimoto FTW!

 

agreed, don't put that stuff into your engine

 

Just hold off on driving your car if possible until you have enough money for a new Rad. Stop leak is just a temporary fix and will hurt your engine in the long run. I've seen that junk before and it looks like rabbit food soaked in milk. I'm sure you wouldn't want that going in your engine.

 

+1 the band aid approach is not the right way to go! It takes a little bit longer to do it right and twice as long to do it over