pressure testing radiator Mississauga?

JohnnyP636

JohnnyP636

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Looking for a good place to have some rads pressure tested after welding, in mississauga...Im at Tomken and Eglington so close would be good....Also how much am I looking at roughly to have rads tested?
 
Have you tried that rad shop on the corner of burmprhrope and mavis?
 
frekeyguy said:
Have you tried that rad shop on the corner of burmprhrope and mavis?
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Nope I was hoping someone could recommend somewhere they have already been too for motorcycle rad testing, rather then just walking into some random shops...Also to give me an idea how much it should cost...Ive never tested a red before, but I want to make sure its not leaking before I fly to Jamaica and find out its leaking after installing it on my bike...

I have a bad feeling that the one on my bike right now is leaking
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JohnnyP636 said:
Nope I was hoping someone could recommend somewhere they have already been too for motorcycle rad testing, rather then just walking into some random shops...Also to give me an idea how much it should cost...Ive never tested a red before, but I want to make sure its not leaking before I fly to Jamaica and find out its leaking after installing it on my bike...

I have a bad feeling that the one on my bike right now is leaking
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Am I missing something or does that bike have two levers?
 
There is this very nice shop...they'r affordable too. I can't think of their name right now.

They'r in the north york area and they repaired a gas tank from a 02 ZX6R that had its vent tubed break inside. Will try to look them up.
 
Johnny you can easily test this your self. I've repaired two of my rad rads last summer. I filled a big blue tote from Walmart with water, used a couple of misc. peices of hose lying around and a couple of gear clamps and some copper plumbing end caps. I also made up a little fitting for my compressor on the one end of the rad. Using a standard rotorary compressor valve/gauge I slowly added pressure to the rad and looked for bubbles coming from the rad in the water. You can't really add too much pressure as the rad cap has a predetermined release to it if your too aggressive with the air valve. There's also a pressure reading spec in the service manual for your bike.

Worked well for me and I maybe spent like $10 on material and it will last me for many more damaged rads....just a thought for a creative guy like yourself !!
 
woodzee said:
Johnny you can easily test this your self. I've repaired two of my rad rads last summer. I filled a big blue tote from Walmart with water, used a couple of misc. peices of hose lying around and a couple of gear clamps and some copper plumbing end caps. I also made up a little fitting for my compressor on the one end of the rad. Using a standard rotorary compressor valve/gauge I slowly added pressure to the rad and looked for bubbles coming from the rad in the water. You can't really add too much pressure as the rad cap has a predetermined release to it if your too aggressive with the air valve. There's also a pressure reading spec in the service manual for your bike.

Worked well for me and I maybe spent like $10 on material and it will last me for many more damaged rads....just a thought for a creative guy like yourself !!
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Just might have to do that, my welder actually does that himself with some aluminum bottles he welds threaded bungs onto...To pressure check his welds

I guess I can just get a threaded adapter for the temp sensor bung, and pressurize them from there
 
woodzee said:
Johnny you can easily test this your self. I've repaired two of my rad rads last summer. I filled a big blue tote from Walmart with water, used a couple of misc. peices of hose lying around and a couple of gear clamps and some copper plumbing end caps. I also made up a little fitting for my compressor on the one end of the rad. Using a standard rotorary compressor valve/gauge I slowly added pressure to the rad and looked for bubbles coming from the rad in the water. You can't really add too much pressure as the rad cap has a predetermined release to it if your too aggressive with the air valve. There's also a pressure reading spec in the service manual for your bike.

Worked well for me and I maybe spent like $10 on material and it will last me for many more damaged rads....just a thought for a creative guy like yourself !!
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That's honestly the way I would do it, except I would highly recommend the use of a pressure regulator to make sure you don't over pressurize the system.
 
I'll say something ghetto since u haven't gotten much help
-put some hose on the inlet and outlet.
-clamp them
-buy some 1L soft drink
-fill it up
-shake
-watch for leaks
:D :D :D
 
ashleywarmer said:
The Radiator cap is simple and inexpensive, but an essential component of proper performance cooling system. Bad CAP can cause overheating, coolant in the radiator and large losses, so should be checked regularly and replaced if necessary.
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Im not concerned about a rad cap, its the actual rad I need to pressure test....Rad caps I have tons of, but try finding a good condition used 03/04 636 rad
 
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