My car overheated while i was driving today. As it turnsout,the flange connecting the top hose to the radiator broke off.

I've tried repairing it by fitting a PVC nipple inside the broken flange. I used PVC cement to secure it.

My question is has anyone tried this and is there anyother way to effict a repair short of replacing the radiator?

Thanks

 

Sorry to say but replacement is the best. I highly doubt that will hold.

 

I had the same thing happen on my 97 960, the culprit, a loose 10 mm nut

on the drivers side hold down. The radiator could be moved just a

little, enough movement over time to have it crack. Not that this helps

you now, what will is do not buy a radiator of the universal type. I

bought one from Advance Auto, it was a bear to install, and one of the

ports, not used on my 960 was plugged. I was leary, but hopeful and

after I wrestled the thing in (the lines from the transmission were the

problem), it started leaking after about a week. I ordered one online,

an exact replacement, which actually cost less than Advace Auto. To

their credit I removed the leaking offender, boxed it up, took it back

and got a full refund. The replacement I got from the online source was

a piece of cake to instal on the 960, I also replaced the inflow and

outflow hoses, and the thermostat while it was drained.
I guess my point is check the 10 mm nuts that hold

the radiator in place, and while you are at lubricate the hood hinges. I

had one break on my DL240 from lack of. I now step of my soapbox.