radiator repair?

[TwentyThreeMX]

Anyone recommend a local (cleveland area) radiator repair shop? had a stupid fall today and bent mine up a little bit and put a hole in it. $150 for the ebay ones, or a new oem for lots more. Figure repair might be cheaper and its not real tweaked..I'd imagine it should be fixable.

 

[Scoob]

I can't help you with the local shop, but I bought some on Ebay once and the actually sent me two pair (mistake maybe??) and they were build very sturdy. Welded aluminum consrtuction vs. pressed stock type. I posted pics on here, but couldn't find the thread. Of course I still managed to bust one side of those at some point so I was glad to have the extra set.

Think about fixing them, at least in my experience, is with the goop they use to plug them, It would seem you would lose a little cooling capacity. At least for the tube(s) that were busted/repaired. Not sure how much as I am not a radiator tech. Some questions to have in mind for the shop I suppose. Here's a couple of links to other threads I found by searching "radiator"... The second one really has nothing to do about fixing a radiator (although I'd bet Dave could or would have a suggestion), but I thought is was funny nonetheless...

http://www.pitracer.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?3180-Bent-Radiator-Repair&highlight=radiator
http://www.pitracer.com/vbulletin/s...rma-Dave-Saves-The-Day!!!!&highlight=radiator

Good luck! I know those bastards are expensive...especially the OEM.