radiator leak

I have a 1992 Volvo 960 with 140,000 miles.
It has developed a small radiator leak and I was considering using one
of the leak fixes you pour in the radiator instead of going through
the trouble of removing it and having it repaired.
Is there a particular product that is good for this application?
I need to keep this car through the winter and maybe the spring.
Thanks for your help,
Ralph

Ralph wrote:
> I have a 1992 Volvo 960 with 140,000 miles.
> It has developed a small radiator leak and I was considering using one
> of the leak fixes you pour in the radiator instead of going through
> the trouble of removing it and having it repaired.
> Is there a particular product that is good for this application?
> I need to keep this car through the winter and maybe the spring.
> Thanks for your help,
> Ralph


140K is barely broken in, personally I would just replace the radiator,
I don't like pouring the various types of magical goo in cars, it can
gum things up and make a mess.

James Sweet wrote:
> Ralph wrote:
>> I have a 1992 Volvo 960 with 140,000 miles.
>> It has developed a small radiator leak and I was considering using one
>> of the leak fixes you pour in the radiator instead of going through
>> the trouble of removing it and having it repaired.
>> Is there a particular product that is good for this application?
>> I need to keep this car through the winter and maybe the spring.
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Ralph
>
>
> 140K is barely broken in, personally I would just replace the radiator,
> I don't like pouring the various types of magical goo in cars, it can
> gum things up and make a mess.


In addition, this car probably has a combination plastic and metal
radiator. If the plastic portions fail, you dump all of your coolant,
immediately. Part of owning a classic Volvo of that era is replacing the
radiator to stop tis from happening, even if you just install a new
plastic and metal unit. There are also solid metal aftermarket units.

If you are able the all metal radiator is the way to go as the plastic fails
big time with out warning .It becomes like sodden cardboard on the top inlet
first .I have an all metal radiator .Check with your local Volvo club.
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> James Sweet wrote:
>> Ralph wrote:
>>> I have a 1992 Volvo 960 with 140,000 miles.
>>> It has developed a small radiator leak and I was considering using one
>>> of the leak fixes you pour in the radiator instead of going through
>>> the trouble of removing it and having it repaired.
>>> Is there a particular product that is good for this application?
>>> I need to keep this car through the winter and maybe the spring.
>>> Thanks for your help,
>>> Ralph
>>
>>
>> 140K is barely broken in, personally I would just replace the radiator, I
>> don't like pouring the various types of magical goo in cars, it can gum
>> things up and make a mess.
>
>
> In addition, this car probably has a combination plastic and metal
> radiator. If the plastic portions fail, you dump all of your coolant,
> immediately. Part of owning a classic Volvo of that era is replacing the
> radiator to stop tis from happening, even if you just install a new
> plastic and metal unit. There are also solid metal aftermarket units.

Jon Robertson wrote:
> If you are able the all metal radiator is the way to go as the plastic fails
> big time with out warning .It becomes like sodden cardboard on the top inlet
> first .I have an all metal radiator .Check with your local Volvo club.



Yeah the plastic radiators are horrible, and Volvo is not alone in using
them. Nothing made of plastic should ever be used as part of the cooling
system, when (not if) it fails, it almost always does so
catastrophically. I suppose perhaps it's planned obsolescence for the car.

i agree...swap out the radiator....although its aprox a 3 hour job....


On Jan 5, 8:05*pm, James Sweet <jamesrsw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Jon Robertson wrote:
> > If you are able the all metal radiator is the way to go as the plastic fails
> > big time with out warning .It becomes like sodden cardboard on the top inlet
> > first .I have an all metal radiator .Check with your local Volvo club.
>
> Yeah the plastic radiators are horrible, and Volvo is not alone in using
> them. Nothing made of plastic should ever be used as part of the cooling
> system, when (not if) it fails, it almost always does so
> catastrophically. I suppose perhaps it's planned obsolescence for the car..

~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
> i agree...swap out the radiator....although its aprox a 3 hour job....
>
>
>


3 hours? Couple bolts, 3 hoses, cooling fan, oh, there's coolant lines
if it has an automatic, still I don't think I've ever spent more than an
hour changing a radiator.

on the 1993 940t the whole front end needs to be
"tweeked" to get to the unit....





On Jan 14, 9:13*pm, James Sweet <jamesrsw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
> > i agree...swap out the radiator....although its aprox a 3 hour job....
>
> 3 hours? Couple bolts, 3 hoses, cooling fan, oh, there's coolant lines
> if it has an automatic, still I don't think I've ever spent more than an
> hour changing a radiator.