ive noticed that after driving for a little bit, i can smell the radiator leaking. i took a look under the hood and saw that theres a lot of crust and corrosion along the top of the radiator. im about to do a flush today and i was wondering if i can actually clean off the radiator and get all that gunk off of it?

 

Identify where the leak is first. Yes you can clean it, after locate the leak.

 

im not sure it even is a leak as i havent seen anything on the ground besides ac condensation, my friend just said it smelled as if it was coming from the radiator

 

Could be a just loose hose clamp or something too though.

 

how do i clean the radiator then