Coolant Hose Sleeve on Radiator

[betsy325e]

Dear E30ists,

Just backed into the driveway after a fine ride home to see steam rising from under the hood (I was sitting at a light 300 ft from my house 2 seconds before this -- no steam. Thing literally must have let go as I approached my house. Whew.) Opened the hood, and my upper radiator hose is off. I find this curious, but whip out a screwdriver, loosen the clamp, and realize the plastic sleeve/tube/port whatever you'd call it is in the goddamned hose.

(this thing: upper right where the hose connects
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v400/masui/P9290124.jpg)

Broken off. Before you all yell at me for overtightening the clamp (because that's what I'd be doing if I were reading this ...it's the internet, you know, it can't be helped)-- I swear I haven't touched it since I last did my timing belt at least 4 years ago.

Anyway...

Does that plastic side bit come off the radiator? Can I get one of those somewhere? Do I need to buy the whole fuh-king radiator? Can I sleeve it with some sort of $15 anti-freeze resistant plastic epoxy stuff?

Anyone ever run into this? haha

Thanks

[betsy325e]

Just googled (sorry you guys were my first go to): apparently anything short of sucking it up and buying a rad isn't worth a bucket of warm piss.

Just ignore the epoxy whatnot. I'm so cheap...I was so hoping haha.

Anyone have a recommendation for the cheap-but-not-shit radiator and where to get one?

[jeffnhiscars]

I just went through the same thing on my time capsule and it's just not worth the risk of running with a haywire radiator. Suck it up and buy a Behr.