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440 Radiator Bracket
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03/10/20 02:32 PM
03/10/20 02:32 PM
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Posts: 1,534
Florida
CHRGR69
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pro stock
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pro stock
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Florida
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Always something. The curved support bracket on the top of the rad (1 on each side) separated from the rad. Don't have welding access and not taking it out. JB weld?
Grandma always said I had "hands of gold"!
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Re: 440 Radiator Bracket
[Re: CHRGR69]
#2750770
03/10/20 02:55 PM
03/10/20 02:55 PM
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Posts: 3,529
Lansing, MI
70gtx440dana
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Lansing, MI
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Those brackets are soldered to tanks. You may be able to solder without removing if you are careful. You will have to drain coolant.
70 Road Runner 383-4 4 speed FJ5 & black guts
70 Charger R/T 440-4 4 speed FJ5 & white guts
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Re: 440 Radiator Bracket
[Re: CHRGR69]
#2750841
03/10/20 10:01 PM
03/10/20 10:01 PM
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Posts: 30,496
Florida STAYcation
dOc …
The village idiot's idiot
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The village idiot's idiot
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Posts: 30,496
Florida STAYcation
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Always something. The curved support bracket on the top of the rad (1 on each side) separated from the rad. Don't have welding access and not taking it out. JB weld? High temp silicone will be your friend !
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Re: 440 Radiator Bracket
[Re: dOc …]
#2750902
03/11/20 08:06 AM
03/11/20 08:06 AM
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UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN...
NITROUSN
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I Live Here
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Always something. The curved support bracket on the top of the rad (1 on each side) separated from the rad. Don't have welding access and not taking it out. JB weld? High temp silicone will be your friend ! Fix it right. Simple and inexpensive. Pull the radiator, prep and re-solder the brackets. A propane torch will work. If you can not solder it at least pull it and bring it to a shop that can. Forget the JB, silicone and all the other hack methods.
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Re: 440 Radiator Bracket
[Re: NITROUSN]
#2750906
03/11/20 08:13 AM
03/11/20 08:13 AM
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Posts: 30,496
Florida STAYcation
dOc …
The village idiot's idiot
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The village idiot's idiot
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Florida STAYcation
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Always something. The curved support bracket on the top of the rad (1 on each side) separated from the rad. Don't have welding access and not taking it out. JB weld? High temp silicone will be your friend ! Fix it right. Simple and inexpensive. Pull the radiator, prep and re-solder the brackets. A propane torch will work. If you can not solder it at least pull it and bring it to a shop that can. Forget the JB, silicone and all the other hack methods. Hack method ?    No reason being a GRUMP here  Jsta because it hasn’t gotten ABOVE ZERO way up in northern Meeeeeechigan in the last SIX MONTHS ! 
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Re: 440 Radiator Bracket
[Re: lewtot184]
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03/11/20 09:38 AM
03/11/20 09:38 AM
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Florida STAYcation
dOc …
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The village idiot's idiot
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re-soldering the bracket is the correct way to fix the problem. any kind of epoxy/silicone will really screw you up if you try to do a correct repair later on. Siliconé will screw it up ? A quick hit with a wire brush gets rid of any silicone at a later time
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Re: 440 Radiator Bracket
[Re: dOc …]
#2750949
03/11/20 10:46 AM
03/11/20 10:46 AM
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Posts: 3,916
usa
lewtot184
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re-soldering the bracket is the correct way to fix the problem. any kind of epoxy/silicone will really screw you up if you try to do a correct repair later on. Siliconé will screw it up ? A quick hit with a wire brush gets rid of any silicone at a later time if that's what you believe then it tells me you have no experience soldering metals together.
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Re: 440 Radiator Bracket
[Re: lewtot184]
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03/11/20 11:46 AM
03/11/20 11:46 AM
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north of coder
moparx
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"Butt Crack Bob"
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re-soldering the bracket is the correct way to fix the problem. any kind of epoxy/silicone will really screw you up if you try to do a correct repair later on. Siliconé will screw it up ? A quick hit with a wire brush gets rid of any silicone at a later time if that's what you believe then it tells me you have no experience soldering metals together. wait until you try to solder the bracket to the tank with the left over silicon [or jb weld, or whatever] that migrated under the bracket you can't clean off.  
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