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From: Gordon H on 29 Mar 2010 13:36 In message <K73sn.20863$OM2.20545(a)newsfe14.ams2>, Mrcheerful <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> writes >Adrian wrote: >> Gordon H <Gordon_News(a)g3snx.demon.co.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, >> sounding much like they were saying: >> >>> I should have inserted an 'elf warning in that first paragraph. I did >>> use Radflush once in the good ole days, and had to barseal it >>> afterwards. Never again! >> >> I know. Relying on muck to hold the coolant in is hugely preferable to >> having a cooling system that's actually water-tight on it's own. >> >>> The place I went to was on Shaw Heath, Stockport. The leak was >>> actually just where the short filler neck met the top reservoir of >>> the rad. >>> They brazed it whilst I waited, and did a good job >> >> Brazed, eh? Blimey, that really IS the "good ole days"... > >more likely soldered. brazing heat would melt the rad first. > It didn't look like a soldering job, but I'm not going to argue against your experience. ;-) -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply
From: Mrcheerful on 29 Mar 2010 14:26
Gordon H wrote: > In message <K73sn.20863$OM2.20545(a)newsfe14.ams2>, Mrcheerful > <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> writes >> 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. >> > It didn't look like a soldering job, but I'm not going to argue > against your experience. ;-) soldering and brazing are very similar procedures, but for radiators it is usually solder. I used to mess about soldering up rads for myself years ago, but they are so cheap to buy nowadays no one would bother unless it was an emergency or something obscure. and in any case they are mainly plastic and aluminium these days which makes them much more difficult to fix. |