# Radiator **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** cherokee, jeep\ **Created:** [September 28, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/74718 "2012-09-28T19:22:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spider-man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/spider-man/32/2451_2.png) [@spider-man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/spider-man)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/74718/1 "2012-09-28T19:22:10Z")
has anyone tired k-seal in there radiator. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/74718/2 "2012-09-28T21:19:14Z")
No. Products like that are only stopgap measures. If your radiator is leaking, it will need to be replaced sooner or later, so you might as well replace it sooner. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/74718/3 "2012-09-28T21:29:53Z")
I agree with Whitey. But, if you must, I would use Bars leak, it has a long track record. Or for even cheaper I might try the tablespoon of pepper option. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/74718/4 "2012-09-28T22:16:47Z")
Additives like these are only ways to squeeze a bit of extra life out of a dying machine. They don’t fix the cause of a leak, and they can clog things that you don;t want clogged. And, if the source of your lost coolant is something other than a radiator leak, you could be causing problems for nothing. ---
**Author:** ![euryale1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@euryale1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/euryale1)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/74718/5 "2012-09-29T01:31:47Z")
While it is not a fix, these products can give you a bit of time. But we do not know anything about the CAR? Truck? Miles? History? Please help us help you. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/74718/6 "2012-09-29T17:11:44Z")
Why use an off brand product when name brand products are available? ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/74718/7 "2012-09-29T17:59:13Z")
Check the price of a new radiator at [rockauto.com](http://rockauto.com), you might be surprised how inexpensive it is. You’ll need a cooperative mechanic to put it in, of course, so arrange that before you buy the radiator. Or buy it (for a bit more) from Autozone, etc., that way you can return it if you get the wrong one. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Marc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@Big\_Marc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Big_Marc)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/74718/8 "2012-10-01T20:12:03Z")
i sell auto parts for a living and sell a ton of that stuff and nobody has nothing bad to say about it ---
**Author:** ![kmccune](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/kmccune/32/1237_2.png) [@kmccune](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kmccune)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/74718/9 "2012-10-02T02:11:28Z")
There is a place I bought a brass radiator a few years ago(Radiator Barn) for a 96 Honda Wagon, then the brass one was cheaper than the aluminum one and it really wasnt that much trouble to install also got a new radiator from a large chain for a Volvo,it was pretty expensive,but easy to install-so if you are mechanically inclined consider installing it yourself,just make sure to burp the system real good-Kevin