JB Weld question

[Oss]

MY 01 chrysler was pissin antifreeze. A hole at the top rear of the overflow reservoir  Damn chrysler only 172000 on it and stuff is falling apart

Found a nice long metal screw that looks more like a bolt, no taper, and mixed up some JBWeld cured it a few minutes and generously applied to the threads and screwed it all the way in. Then followed up with a generous coating all over the screw head.

Question is how well does JBWeld bond to ABS plastic assuming thats what the reservoir is made of?

I am Taking the police bike to work tomorrow in the south bronx 90degrees and 0% chance of rain so the resin can cure an extra day.

Anyone ever use anything else for reservoir failures?  I am open to covering the whole shebang with a plastic cement if someone has a recommendation.

Thanks

Oss

[Gear Jammer]

Evan,   If you got the liquid residue cleaned off and then used alcohol and scuffed up the surface, then JB weld just might do the trick.  Another product to consider
http://www.amazon.com/Permatex-84115-PermaPoxy-minute-Plastic/dp/B000ALBZK8
good luck, and let us know if you succeed.

[Pete]

Those plastic radiator caps tend to get brittle with age and heat. Hope it works for you.
I usually end up replacing them. OBTW when one gets old and brittle the other one is just as old and just as brittle, replace them both or replace the radiator with an all aluminum one.

Every time I replaced just one within 90 days I replace the other one.

oops sorry folks I should have read the message closer,  "reservoir" is not the same as radiator cap.
My apologies for cluttering up the replies. Pete.

[Hoser]

Should work just fine. Welcome to the shadetree Mechanic's League!  Hoser 

[Challenger]

Oss, keep in mind for the future, you can get ABS plastic pipe cement at the hardware store for about two bucks, works on the farring and bags also.

[Oss]

challenger I should have known you would have the answer and probably could fix it without lookin the way you also got those bulbs in at Lacrosse    Sounds like the stuff gearjammer is talking about

[Robert]

If its not part of the pressurized cooling system the abs glue should work haven't had much luck with JB on plastic

[Ricky-D]

Yeah, I don't think J-B Weld will stick, with any grip, to ABS.

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[PapaHotel]

  Get another piece of abs and your soldering gun. Use the other ABS as a welding rod. weld it up using the soldeer gun for heat. You da man, feel proud.

[Mr.BubblesVRCCDS0008]

JB weld will stick to ABS real good. I repaired both of my side covers when the tabs broke off with JB Weld and some staples for romex wiring.

[Oss]

Started the car this morning while getting ready for work and let the operating temp get up into the normal range

No leaks so far.

I will take it on a real hard ride when I get home and see if it still holds.  I think it helped that I used a long screw head threaded bolt and smoogied a whole bunch of jbweld on the threads so it could bond on BOTH sides of the ABS

[Mildew]

I like to use silicone because it expands and contracts with any surface and it won't crack.

[sandy]

I had a visitor from CA with a BMW 3 series. Her radiator overflow tank cracked while here with none available. It was part of the pressurized system. I used ACE Hardware Marine epoxy on the crack. She made it back almost 400 miles with no problems.