hi guys,

Civic 99'
I am just tying to keep it running and on the road. Doesn't look pretty and I do not need anything fancy.

I am on the road and living on a dime. I just got a hole in the top of my radiator I patched it with some aluminum and four coatings of JB Weld. Now I am losing coolant, I think, from my resivour. It is a slow leak and will not leak past right below the minimum level line. I have not identifies exactly where the leak is coming from but i think it is from where the black hose connects and goes the the radiator.

I am wondering if you guys have any advice on patching it? If you think it could be something else entirely? I know I can by another one on ebay for about $20. I don't want to do that if it is not the problem.

Any advice? Thanks

-Greg

 

You can buy those rubber tube at you local auto parts store, but then you need check where it's leaking exactly, rather than buying something you don't need.

 

Picture of the leaking area? Also, where is this new leaking area in reference to where you made a patch job on the radiator? My guess is that the patch job is not holding 100% and if anything, trickling down making you think the leak is stemming elsewhere.