Can it be repaired

The#Doctor# · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

After crashing my cbr600fy there is only one part left to find or repair before i can get back on the road, the radiator has a small crack in the top left of it(causing it to leak), can this be repaired if so how? and by who ? how much ?

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

It is possible it could be repaired using solder of some sort, but modern radiators are very thin.

I would have a go with something like lumiweld, prepare the surface well and use plenty. Ideally you would pressure test it after your repair to make sure it is going to 'hold water'. This will most likely either fail immediately or fix permanantly.
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Cog Head · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Karma :

wack an egg in the coolant, that has actually been proved and works fine, on cars that is, but in theory it should work fine in a bike as its pretty much the same type of system Thumbs Up

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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

How about Ebay or breakers yard? Couldn't be more than a couple of quid.

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Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

Mythbusters proved the egg in the radiator works perfectly fine Thumbs Up

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MikeyC · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Karma :

When did you crash? Confused

zx636 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

I had a leak in the rad on the car. I got some metal repair from Halfords, Its a two part, heat resistant epoxy putty, mix it together, push over crack/hole, leave it for 30 minutes, start up and as the rad warms its cures the epoxy.

This has been on the car for over 2 years and never leaked. worth a try and at under a fiver well worth it.

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mr.z · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Karma :

The egg trick also perminently lowers the efficiency of the radiator too, especially (i'd imageine) on modern radiators..

If you canget at the leak easy rnought en i reckon solderings your best bet, you can get a rad rebuilt for £60 or so (depending) look on www.yell.co.uk and search "motorcycle radiator repair" in your area.. had one done and it took 1day, they picked it up and dropped it off within 20 hours Thumbs Up

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