[AT] solder that float

[Ralph Goff]

Welll the float is now soldered and currently undergoing leak testing . My
brother did the actual work on it at his place and I have not seen it yet. I
think he used ordinary solder wire . I had a tube of silver solder (paste?)
that I bought from TCB years ago and never had much luck using it on
anything.
I'm not sure now but it seems to me it was meant to be low temp solder used
for general repairs. Maybe I never got the technique right but I always had
better success with regular old wire (acid core) solder for most jobs.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Britton <c.britton at worldnet.att.net>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 7:28 AM
Subject: [AT] solder that float


> I would not hesitate to try to dry, flux and silver solder that float
before
> I bought a new one.  The metal is so thin I'm betting you can do it with
an
> iron or pen. A torch might melt the seams.  Silver solder is easy to find
in
> the plumbing section.. many core types available.. and electronics houses
> like radio shack sell a small tube for a couple bucks just to try to dink
> with.
>
> Soundguy
>
> >I'm hoping that soldering might be a cure for this but haven't attempted
it
> >yet. On checking with the JD dealer I find that new floats are available
at
> >a cost of $42.75. Not exactly cheap are they? But its good to know that a
> >new one is available in case we destroy the old one in the process of
> trying
>
>
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