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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 11:28 AM
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After pulling in the driveway with my '71, I heard a hissing sound. We all know that hissing sounds are not good. Well I open the hood and what do you know. I have a leak in the radiator. I've noticed it losing water when it's driven, but it wasn't losing a whole lot. I thought it was just coming out of my overflow as I don't have my reservoir hooked up. You could see it actually coming out of the radiator. I took it to the radiator shop this morning to see what they could do. Seems like every time I fix something, something else tears up.
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A good shop should be able to re-core it for much less than a new one.
Good luck ... the saga of owning a classic car.
I actually like it - just not the surprise part.

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Becareful of what shop you take it to. The things are pretty fragile and can be turned to junk in a hurry. Too much time in the dip tank or too much pressure when testing will distroy one.
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Too much time in the dip tank or too much pressure when testing will distroy one.
That's why they do it....when it lets loose, it's recore time....if the core withstands the tests, the rad is in good shape.
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Well, got my baby back this afternoon. Runs great. I took it to the same shop my family takes all their vehicles to for cooling issues. They do good work, very fast, and CHEAP!! Turns out, I had THREE holes in the radiator in the third section. He was able to patch them up. Only $135...not too bad for work on a Vette.
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Great price, sometimes you luck out.
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