stone damage leaking radiator

[RichB]

Hey guys,
I've picked up an 05 zx6r recently and its been awesome, except the owner did a dodgy job on a stone-damage leak in the radiator with some putty and now its leaking very slowly. I'm just wondering if anyone's done a DIY radiator fix or do you take it to the pros. I'm inclined to get it done properly at a radiator shop as opposed to redoing it with more putty, someone mentioned Cairncross in Albion Brisbane, has anyone here had any experience with them before?

Cheers

[ty]

I'd say get it fixed properly - can't say where up your way though.
I recently had mine repaired good as new - cost about $90 for the actual repair.
ty

[SNR]

If it's small enough and you have good soldering iron or small gas blow torch and some solder you can fix the problem. But that's for the short term.

Best get a couple of qoutes, first telling them that the tradiator will be off the bike (easer to work with). Should only be about $50 for the job and 10mins.

Hope it helps and make sure you don't get ripped off mate!

snr

[SocialSecurity]

should be definately under $100


might wanna flush the cooling system really good to get rid of that putty crap im happy to use it in my shitbox laser that cost me $100, but any vehicle that owes me more than $150 i frankly wouldnt stoop that low

[ZX10R King]

And once it is fixed, Contacy Pontikat, and get a radiator guard. Cheap as chips and looks shit hot!!!

[Felix]

You can always do the dodgy mustard powder in the coolant trick

[mike-s]

wtf? are you stoned felix?

[Felix]

Old trick apparently...not that I'd actually do it unless I had absolutely no choice...it works like Barrs Leaks...

[RichB]

Hmm, not sure about the mustard powder, or the pepper corns, or cracking the raw egg in their to cook and seal it up I would hate to think what else gets blocked and sealed up with all that stuff in there. I just had it done properly at Simca on the southside, it was a bit messy due to the previous bodgy-up from the previous owner, but its all sorted now. Does Pontikat have a website?

[mfzx6r]

Ground white pepper works too.
We did it to my mate's 955 trumpy while we were in tassie about 2 years
ago. Stuck in a one horse town miles from anywhere that might be able to repair an aluminium rad. Worked a treat and 5 days later back in melbourne he got it fixed properly . Never leaked during our trip again.

[ZX10R King]

*snip*

Does Pontikat have a website?

Nope, but you can PM him,
and tell him Alasdair sent ya....lol