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: WTF! Radiator Drain Plug Snaps?


Insane PSI
10-02-2002, 01:33 PM
Hey gang, went out to my car this morning and noticed a small patch of water jsut under the front of the car, about the size of a softball. I look underneath adn its right below the coolant drain plug. So I touch the plug to see if someone unscrewed it maybe. The wing-nut part just falls off with a small black washer in my hand. It starts dripping about a drop every 3 seconds. I have no clue how it happened, maybe I tightened it too tight last time I messed with it, I dont know.

What are my options other than replacing the radiator and epoxying it up and draining it from the lower radiator hose in the future? TIA.

Calum
10-02-2002, 07:51 PM
I have had this happen too, albeit not to my se-r. I took it to a radiator shop and the repaired it for under $20 bucks. Look in the phone book, theres probably one near you.