The radiator in the paddock bomb has sprung a weeping leak.
Nothing quite like replacing a mini radiator to fully test and squash the sense of humour.

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Cheers Dave.

For a paddock bomb, it just needs a dose of pepper and leave rad cap lose. Drove like that for over 12 months in the old Hilux.

Is there a trick to it as I have never had it work for me.

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Pepper floats so the water level needs to get down to the leak, then as the pepper flows out it gets stuck in the hole and seals it.
Plus u need a fair bit sometimes if the leak is a distance away from the cap as the pepper may stick to the internals as it flows to the leak.

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Yeah.
I think I will just replace the rad.

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Good choice

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What started out as a slight weep developed into a full scale deluge when running the engine to do the mixture. I ended up standing in water on the shed floor.
So I decided to open the can of worms, the T/stat housing was crumbling, one of the bolts sheared and the lower cowl fell to bits.
I now have a 1/4 inch sheared bolt to play with.
You gotta love a mini don't you.

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On the bright side, now you have started you'll have a fully rebuilt mini in about 10 years, so long as you stick to the "while I'm in there" mentality.

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