Im stranded in the Uwharrie national forest. Jeep overheated on the way and now the radiator has a hole in it. What should I do? I put a big bottle of stop leak in. Also, all the water I'm putting in leaks back out the hole. Its a small hold. Its coming from the end of the top fin looking thing below the upper radiator hose.

I have my dad here too so we CAN fix it. Just need ideas how.

Thinking about putting black pepper in it. Good idea? Bad?

Please help.

 

Have someone pick you up and run to the nearest parts barn. It's not worth having that crap in your block. Go get a new radiator.

 

I had my sis bring me stop leak last night. I was going to but I can't afford a new radiator and nobody I my family has the extra money to loan me.

But thanks for trying.

 

I think he already put the stop leak in.

 

Coarse ground black pepper from an old country store got me home from the woods once.

 

does he have to start the vehicle to get the stop leak to go where it needs to?

 

Yeah, if you put stop leak in already, don't go mixing in other stuff now. Sounds like a recipe for trouble.

Any chance of putting anything over the leak on the outside? I'm thinking of that "cold weld" putty. Some of it is made to be applied even if the part is wet (I think it's labeled "marine"). Not sure how well it works, but your options are kinda limited here.

 

I've heard of the pepper thing, but never tried it. Cruiser, you think it'd be OK to add some, even though he already has stop leak in there?

 

Yea I should be able too. I'm seeing if my sis can bring me sone JB weld or something.

Nice! If I can't get anything else to work Ill try it.




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I have used pepper before and it got me home without a single problem and that was over 100 mile drive. The best thing about using the pepper it is a lot easier to flush out of the cooling system then the radiator stop leak.

 

yea I put pepper in and it helped a lot but its still leaking. This radiator is SHOT.

 

well i know JB Weld has an aluminum fix n it does work just need to make sure u clean it well...ive used brake clean to clean the residue off n have applied to several different things n it works great...but one u get it home a flush of the coolant system is a must now since that stop leak will plug up everything including ur heater core...but as a fix try the aluminum jb weld it will get you home.

 

My Heater Core is already plugged lol. Thanks man. The pepper worked great at first then the holes came back. ****.

Help is on the way though.

 

Can ya pinch the seam closed also leaving radiator cap loose decreases pressure .

 

Didn't MacGyver use some jumper cables and a penny to weld a leaking radiator?