Radiator leak

[GTbird]

Hello everyone! Has anyone found a way to reseal where the plastic tank meets the female threaded insert where trans cooler line fitting enters tank? It's seeping coolant.

 

[Kidd-7]

We’ll see if others chime in, but it’s probably best to just replace the radiator. If you do successfully patch it that plastic is ~30 years old and brittle, it’ll leak somewhere else.

 

[GTbird]

Yeah, I'll probably go with the drop in all aluminum for a few car-dollars.https://www.radiatorexpress.com/product/radiator/ford/1995/thunderbird/lx/46l-v8/220951/1140567#tabs

 

[KevinVarnes]

I put a Spectra plastic tank rad in the '97 several years ago and it has been fine. I think it was even made in Canada. I've honestly never had much trouble with any of the replacement plastic tank rads in any of my cars.

 

[Grog6]

You my have issues with the thickness of a 4 pass radiator. The 3 pass cobra rad required ditching the ac.
Looks great tho. I'd recommend not trying to fix the leaky one;it never works for long.