What to Do When the Radiator Hose is Leaking?

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LeMia
07/29/25 6:54pm
Solutions are as follows: 1. If the leakage is a crack no more than 1mm or a hole no more than 2mm: Add a bottle of radiator stop-leak agent to the radiator; If you don't have a stop-leak agent at hand, for minor leaks in individual cooling tubes, you can temporarily put loose tobacco into the radiator, utilizing the water circulation pressure to block the leak with the tobacco fibers, for temporary use. 2. If the radiator cooling tube is leaking severely: You can cut off the leaking part of the cooling tube, plug the cut end with a cotton ball coated with soap, and then use pliers to flatten and crimp the cut end of the cooling tube to stop the leakage.
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