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From: Stephen on 28 Mar 2010 13:54 "Fred" <fred(a)no-email.here.invalid> wrote in message news:h3bsq5taqqgnh38kapd5ul22u1d34srib9(a)4ax.com... > Hi, > > In the recent thread about not having a spare tyre, someone said you > were more likely to puncture a radiator than a tyre. This got me > wondering. These radweld type of products: are they all the same or is > one better than the rest? I'm sure a mechanic once told me that there > was one which was superior but never having to use it, I can't > remember which. What do you think? > > TIA Avoid like the plague and fix the problem :)
From: Gordon H on 28 Mar 2010 14:37 In message <hoo555$cnf$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, Stephen <none(a)none.com> writes > >"Fred" <fred(a)no-email.here.invalid> wrote in message >news:h3bsq5taqqgnh38kapd5ul22u1d34srib9(a)4ax.com... >> Hi, >> >> In the recent thread about not having a spare tyre, someone said you >> were more likely to puncture a radiator than a tyre. This got me >> wondering. These radweld type of products: are they all the same or is >> one better than the rest? I'm sure a mechanic once told me that there >> was one which was superior but never having to use it, I can't >> remember which. What do you think? >> >> TIA > >Avoid like the plague and fix the problem :) > Naah! use Radflush and Radweld or Barseal alternately to clean, and seal leaks in succession for about a year, then go to that little back street place where they will take your radiator off and repair it while you wait, or have a walk round. There should be one in every town if you can find it. I did. -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply
From: Adrian on 29 Mar 2010 08:49 Gordon H <Gordon_News(a)g3snx.demon.co.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > I should have inserted an 'elf warning in that first paragraph. I did > use Radflush once in the good ole days, and had to barseal it > afterwards. Never again! I know. Relying on muck to hold the coolant in is hugely preferable to having a cooling system that's actually water-tight on it's own. > The place I went to was on Shaw Heath, Stockport. The leak was > actually just where the short filler neck met the top reservoir of the > rad. > They brazed it whilst I waited, and did a good job Brazed, eh? Blimey, that really IS the "good ole days"...
From: Mrcheerful on 29 Mar 2010 10:51 Adrian wrote: > Gordon H <Gordon_News(a)g3snx.demon.co.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, > sounding much like they were saying: > >> I should have inserted an 'elf warning in that first paragraph. I did >> use Radflush once in the good ole days, and had to barseal it >> afterwards. Never again! > > I know. Relying on muck to hold the coolant in is hugely preferable to > having a cooling system that's actually water-tight on it's own. > >> The place I went to was on Shaw Heath, Stockport. The leak was >> actually just where the short filler neck met the top reservoir of >> the rad. >> They brazed it whilst I waited, and did a good job > > Brazed, eh? Blimey, that really IS the "good ole days"... more likely soldered. brazing heat would melt the rad first.
From: Gordon H on 29 Mar 2010 13:30
In message <81blvkFkamU16(a)mid.individual.net>, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> writes >Gordon H <Gordon_News(a)g3snx.demon.co.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding >much like they were saying: > >> I should have inserted an 'elf warning in that first paragraph. I did >> use Radflush once in the good ole days, and had to barseal it >> afterwards. Never again! > >I know. Relying on muck to hold the coolant in is hugely preferable to >having a cooling system that's actually water-tight on it's own. > 8-) >> The place I went to was on Shaw Heath, Stockport. The leak was >> actually just where the short filler neck met the top reservoir of the >> rad. >> They brazed it whilst I waited, and did a good job > >Brazed, eh? Blimey, that really IS the "good ole days"... I'm now trying to remember what car it was... -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |