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Old Jul 9, 2025 | 12:50 AM
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My radiator started leaking but it's leaking from what appears to be a seal, is this fixable or do I need a new radiator?
 
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Old Jul 9, 2025 | 08:36 AM
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I've never encountered this before. If it were me, I would take it to a radiator repair shop. If anybody has a definitive answer, it would be them.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2025 | 09:43 AM
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Fixing around the seal is the worst - if it was on the metal one would just jb-weld it and it would last forever, but around the seal is hit and miss. You can try it of course, what do you have to loose?

A replacement scrap unit would cost around $40, a beautiful all aluminum welded unit is $200 so it depends on how long you intend to keep the bike and how much you love it.

As for repair - to do it properly would require disassembly and resealing, I'd expect that to be a lot more than $200...
 
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