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Leaking radiator fix update

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#1 ·
So my radiator was leaking at the neck, Jerry gave me a link to a place where I could order a replacement for a good price and I did. This was a little over a month ago.

Since I had to wait for the new radiator to arrive, I decided to solder the neck with pipe solder and a torch and see what happens.

The leak:


Cleaned with a wire brush, and soldered the neck:


Painted it:


I have not had the time to install the new radiator. To my surprise the solder has held up fine since I did this a month ago, and I have been driving the heck out of the TJ. Here's a pic I took of it today:


Not a bad temporary cheap fix in my opinion incase of a neck leak and funds are tight.
 
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#3 ·
Nice job. I don't see where it needs to be temporary though, we used to solder or weld radiators up all the time when I was a grease monkey.
 
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