Cracked Coolant Resevoir... solutions???

I need to find a way to fix my resevoir... or find a new one that will go right in. It has a crack on it and I wanted to know if it was repairable, and if so how.

(87 TC btw)

Thanks.

boy this sounds like my 87 when i first bought it. the temp gauge will rise and fall all the time.by the time i got it all fixed it just roams between the n and the m marks on it. i tried to put plastic hardner on it but it still leaked.just a little though.do that until you find one that doesnt leak. it may take some time. i looked at junkyards and everywhere for a month until i went to this one and an employee gave me a number to call to someone who has a turbo collection going on in his garage it seems like. he had one and it worked fine. thanks again lewis.

Summit Racing sells generic ones that probably last longer. I forget what I paid for a Ford one a few years ago but it wans't cheap.

I fixed the one on my 84 with an electric glue gun. Put a good bead down along each side of the crack and then lay a good bead along the crack itself. Go to a craft store and get a handful of glue sticks, so you'll have enough. If you don't have a glue gun, they sell them too!

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Dan S
NATO Member
84 and 88 Turbo Coupes
(87 TC parts car)
It's no longer a hobby, now it's an osbession!

Mike, if that doesn't work, send me an e-mail. I have two spares.

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Dan S
NATO Member
84 and 88 Turbo Coupes
(87 TC parts car)
It's no longer a hobby, now it's an osbession!

Okay, I'll try some adhesive... we'll see how long/well it will hold. Thanks guys.

Dan S... I'll Email you if I need to get one of those... I think I might. We'll see.

Dont use a glue gun, Use Silicone RTV!!! I have lost count of how many leaks / cracks like yours I have fixed with RTV. C,ean the area, rough it up with 80 grit, and put on a thick layer of RTV. Let it cure for a day. I guarantee the repair will outlast the car.

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Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 20 psi, forced air intercooler, water injection, bypass valve, Ranger roller cam, subframes, etc., etc.. // 86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP nitrous, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.... // 91 Escort: Bone stock winter car // 02 Taurus Vulcan(wifes car)

Alright Jeff... thanks alot. I'll do that.