No, not a good idea. Best to get a replacement.
Replace the radiator. It is plastic and cannot be repaired.
Control cable frozen or disconnected or broken?Or your radiator is dry?Phil
You can do this buy removing the plastic front radiator grill. You need to remove indicator lights, then the middle screw, then with a small flat screw driver release the plastic clips just underneath the bonnet. Then put your hand behind the bonnet catch and pull the broken cable or the latch and it will open. Good luck
The plastic will be broken into pices
Low coolant, radiator restriction (inside and/or outside the radiator), inoperative radiator fan, missing/broken fan shroud,
broken water hose, radiator
you mean like overheating? could be a number of problems, radiator leak, radiator broke, radiator fan, leaky hose, broken water pump, broken head or head gasket, or the car running to lean.
The brake light switch must be broken or out of adjustment.
Well it sounds like you got the old one out. So logic dictates that you purchase a New Replacement you may even have a choice Same Plastic or Metal. Good Luck and Remember.Change Your Mind, Not Your Oil.Use the First In Synthetic Motor Oil's.See My Bio For more information.
There is a petcock on the lower drivers side of the radiator. Turn it counterclockwise and pull out at the smae time. If it is missing or broken then you have to use the lower radiator hose.
Air flow restriction, Plugged radiator, Missing or broken radiator shroud,
broken thermostat; blocked hose to radiator or hole in hose; leak in radiator; etc..