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mfarley · 08-27-2019, 03:01 PM

I have a 1929 Tudor Sedan in which I recently replaced the radiator. I had a similar leak, from where the inlet pipe meets the top tank, specifically the underside of the joint. The culprit? A 30-31 water neck on the head. That water neck is higher and has a shallow angle, and with the hose connected put upward leverage/pressure on the inlet pipe, causing it to leak from the underside of the joint. I replaced the head water neck with the shorter and sharper 28-29 part and problem solved.

Long story short...do you have the correct head water neck?

08-27-2019, 03:01 PM	#10
mfarley Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 84	Re: what caused radiator failure? I have a 1929 Tudor Sedan in which I recently replaced the radiator. I had a similar leak, from where the inlet pipe meets the top tank, specifically the underside of the joint. The culprit? A 30-31 water neck on the head. That water neck is higher and has a shallow angle, and with the hose connected put upward leverage/pressure on the inlet pipe, causing it to leak from the underside of the joint. I replaced the head water neck with the shorter and sharper 28-29 part and problem solved. Long story short...do you have the correct head water neck?