I have noticed a drop in the coolant level in the expansion tank. When investigating I noticed coolant at the bottom of the radiator. Upon further inspection found the leak coming from the screw hole (see attached photo) where the fan cowling is secured to the radiator.
I'm hoping I can seal this hole with arildite or a radiator sealant, redrill and
re-screw.
Is this feasable and will it be affective ?. Or will this necessitate a trip to a radiator specialist ?.
Hi Dave,It looks similar to a problem I had on the side of the road at the NT/SA boarder.I broke the plastic tail that goes from the top of the radiator to the coolant tank.Whe I removed the cover to investigate I had coolant leaking from the screw hole(I think this is the same as your leak).I used loctite 515 and have driven about 3000ks and havent had it leak since.Wouldn't want to drive the simpson with it but seems ok around town.Hope this helps,
Cheers Ean.
Dave My D2 radiator was leaking in the same place I cleaned out and tapped the hole with a Quarter UNC thread ( only tap I had near that size hole) and then Araldited the correct stud into it and used a nut and washer to secure the cover hasnt leaked in 12 months Cheers George
I screamed the F-word again,for multiple time during the last 10 years of land rover ownership
I was checking things out under the hood when i saw coolant stains at the top right radiator corner,i thought radiator gone bang,time for a new one but wait a minute,maybe it's the small crap-plastic hose that goes to coolant tank?NO
Is it my imagination? NO
Maybe i must undo the retaing bolt to get the fan shroud out of the way..
And WHAT THE ****,coolant is pouring from right there,it can't be happening,i whiped it clean,went for a ride,coolant again rising from there,when the bolt is on it gets worse,time to get the 2-compound glue out of the toolbox..
I see in your picture that you have flexible hose going from the top of the radiator to the reservoir, but mine has (had) rigid piping. Is the flexible hose your addition because the OME broke? Mine snapped clean off the other day when I was changing the air filter and I have ordered a new one because I was too scared to use a flexible one long term unless i knew it would hold up to pressure or heat. Did you do that flexible yourself? If so, does it contain the pressure/heat ok?
I havent seen coolant stains like yours but I will be looking tonight when I check my coolant level as I'm still making sure its topped right up after losing it all when my top pipe broke..
Would you believe my old man "did me a favour" and when we were reassembling mine post engine swap ditched the "fancypants" screws and fitted longer ones and poked straight through the rad top. Turns out there is only about 2mm of material under the bottom of the hole. I plugged the whole thing with that kneadable putty stuff and while it was setting cut the original screws in half. Markes the drill for depth allowing for the stuff on top as well and redrilled and carefully screwed them back in. Just in and out a bit at a time. Didn't even have to remove the rad, just make sure it's dry.
Fossicker
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