Thread: What did you do to your Car today?

guess who found a crack in his radiator today????








thats right, this guy.......why oh why.

Put an egg in it as a temp fix

Scotty, my car leaks coolant like a b*tch. I think its my coolant elbows but we have two leaky Regals now lol.

you have no clue. the heater hose leaked, the elbows, the water pump, the upper hose i bought the car with, now the rad took a dump. whats left to leak? the lower hose right? lol

Took it for a spin, got to chat with a ricer for a bit who was actually pretty cool and knowledgeable.

Took off some more 3m double sided tape. One day it'll all be off.

anyone ever use a plastic welder? just saw a bunch of vids fixing plastic rad tanks, looks to easy to be true. HF sells a welder for 15 bucks. dont think i can buy a used rad for that cheap.

Such a nice day here today. I washed the GTP and put some clay on it. It was so warm the heat in my garage only ran once or twice today. That isn't saying much I keep the heat at 55 in there.

Look at that shine after a proper clay bar and wax. First time I have used clay on it since I have owned it.

Originally Posted by CapnBreakAlot

Drove the Regal to school and tore apart a Chrysler transmission. Pics to come. Anyone else have any idea what the hell the noise this Regal is making?

Hey Cap'n- I think I listened to the right video ... it was dark and I couldn't tell when you were turning or which direction. Sounded nasty though. I wanted to throw another thing out there for you to check in case none of you guys have had it happen on your car ...

I had a starter go bad once on my GP GT. It worked fine but the part that retracts the gear had broken or worn out. So when I turned left and took off, the gear would bounce off the starter ring on the flexplate and make the most "look-at-me-I-drive-junk" sound you can imagine. Simply unscrewing the inspection cover and laying a finger on it will tell you if its bad, it should not move in and out when the starter is at rest.

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

anyone ever use a plastic welder? just saw a bunch of vids fixing plastic rad tanks, looks to easy to be true. HF sells a welder for 15 bucks. dont think i can buy a used rad for that cheap.

I have. Don't trust it as a permanent fix on a radiator tank. Personally I would use epoxy instead. Radiator end tanks are this kinda porpous hard plastic thats very rigid but doesn't weld well, it would rather burn. You would really just be sticking a gob of plastic to it, whereas other types of plastic actually melt right together.

That's a good idea.. But it does it whether I'm turning, going straight, uphill, downhill, braking, etc.. Lol.

Originally Posted by idrivejunk

I have. Don't trust it as a permanent fix on a radiator tank. Personally I would use epoxy instead. Radiator end tanks are this kinda porpous hard plastic thats very rigid but doesn't weld well, it would rather burn. You would really just be sticking a gob of plastic to it, whereas other types of plastic actually melt right together.

think this way would hold up? they melt a large line in the crack, then fill and smooth. i have a heat gun to help soften it up. like in the vid.

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

anyone ever use a plastic welder? just saw a bunch of vids fixing plastic rad tanks, looks to easy to be true. HF sells a welder for 15 bucks. dont think i can buy a used rad for that cheap.

I've used jb weld and it's lasted years

Ill ust go the ol epoxy route myself. No need for any tools.

Originally Posted by dsmuts

I've used jb weld and it's lasted years

instructions for JB weld please......

google it. mix the 2 together and smear it on.

Originally Posted by Schmidty

google it. mix the 2 together and smear it on.

i know that much. prep directions.

It's so easy Scotty. Did it on my friends jeep less then a minute. Just let it dry for a while

I didn't really do any prep other then wipe it down real good

treat it before like you're gonna put glue that will be there for ever on it. scuff it a little pit if are putting to pieces together... if not.. just wipe it down and make sure there isn't any crap on it.

i was thinking it should be sprayed with brake cleaner and wiped off, then lightly sanded aka scuffed so it bonds a bit better.

pretty sure i got some here somewhere too. makes it even cheaper to get done.