Cracked radiator? and my belt ate my fan

[big_jerm]

So i recently finished up my stage 3 build! and i've started to notice a coolant leak. wasn't too bad so i ignored it. but tonight i noticed a rather large puddle so i decided to tear it apart and see what was wrong.

this is what i found. hopefully someone can help me confirm this!

this is the top pass side inside of the radiator. it seems to be all wet and has pink crud in between the fins and the metal connection to the plastic end cap. i'm almost positive this is the source of my coolant leak. the water pump is fine, ive got another small leak but it's on the oil cooler so there's no way it could make its way to there. and also it always drips in the center of the bottom of the radiator.



and here's the driverside



significantly cleaner. has anyone seen something like this and could confirm it's the radiator? or know if any good tests? could probably pressure test it.

also i noticed this, seems the electric fan on the inside came out of place and my belt decided to have a little snack...



does anyone not run this fan? i have a jhm efk on right now so i'm not sure if it's necessary to replace. does it only do the after run?


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[getslideways]

get your radiator pressure tested and that will tell you right away if something is up. I know a couple salvage yards near me offer testing and repair services, so you should likely be able to find something near you as well. You could always do it yourself too if you have the right couplers and keep it under 20lbs of pressure.