cracked radiator!!! help!!!

pgi947

pgi947

pgi947

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Firstly my system is dry, I caught the leak early on in a leak test and had enough slack on the tubing to have the radiator outside of the case.

It's a hair line crack just above one of the ports on an ek xtx360.

I'm looking for an repair solutions before I throw it in the skip.

At my disposal I have some silicone & epoxy resin and a b&q over the road.

Pic to follow.
 
Probably not the answer you're looking for, however, do you really want to risk trying to repair it on yourself and risk it maybe leaking all over your components?
 
I've had a better look, the crack appears to be getting worse as I try to remove a fitting, its not on the actually threaded portion more on the chamber the ports are in.

Follow the line of yellow drops....

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Its looking like a new rad may be a better option, I have no idea how far along to the right the crack is.
 
Looks like it disappears into that gap, if the bottom chamber is brass, i would cut the frame away where it disappears underneath and solder it up, but thats cause im a cheap skate, a new rad would prolly be a lot less hassle.
 
Yep, I've had a better look at it, I can't be sure where the crack actually ends :p

I'll order up an SR1 tomorrow morning.

I'll take the XTX360 to work with me at some point durring the week and cut away what I can and try soldering it up. Then perhaps put it under a few hundred PSI and see how many pieces it blows into :o
 
Haha, we'll see, if my boss is in then I'll only manage ~200PSI on air, if he isn't in I'll manage ~2000PSI hydraulic :p
 
Actually, I may not manage hydraulic pressure, fairly sure I don't have any hoses that terminate in 1/4 BSPP, its all JIC. It will fit in our hydraulic press though :o
 
Not sure yet I can only presume at some point I've put too much pressure on while putting a fitting in the port, though non of the chamber is dented or pressed in so I'm not sure.

Can't do anything with it yet as I'm still waiting for a reply from ek to see what they make of the situation.
 
It's definitely a crack, no fluid is leaking that I can see, from the fin area, fins all look in tact under the near by mounting point too, I'm quite anal with screw sizes to the point I throw all the manufacturer supplied screws away to use my own m3x30 shcs. So I'd be surprised if I had managed to puncture it that way.
 
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