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Originally Posted by jwyshrek
... leak in the radiator...
How does it run...does it run hot...warmer than normal?
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Thanks for the info.
Was meaning to update this thread once I do some work on the rad. Runs fine. No increase in temp. Checked the rad cap and it's good.
Took a closer look on the weekend. There is a very slow leak in the rad in the joint between the core and the drivers side tank end. There is a metal band with "tangs" or "tabs" on it that act as a crimping to hold the seal between the core and the tank. Some of these tangs are not crimped over where the upper and lower tranny cooler hose fittings are. The leak is right at the upper uncrimped area. I'm planning to take the fan shroud off to get access to the side area of the rad in order to try and crimp the area closed.
Luckily it's not a bigger gasket or engine issue like I feared. Sorry, no pics yet but will do so as I work on this.
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