[AT] Help with Radiator Leak, Please?
John Valdez
johnvaldez at shaw.ca
Thu Jan 24 10:02:54 PST 2008
I am looking for a good and cheap fix on an old radiator. I don't
think I can use "good" and "cheap" in the same sentence, but here is
my question.
I purchased an old welder, made by General Electric. The
manufacturers label said the engine was a four-cylinder Hercules, but
upon closer inspection the engine is actually a four-cylinder
Continental. Too bad too, as I have been looking for some time for a
Hercules 1XB3 engine or similar replacement for another project.
The welder was dragged out of the bush behind the owner's house from
under a mess of blackberry bushes.
Oh yes, to my question...
At some point in history, someone has shot a pellet gun at the
radiator. The pellet is still visible in the cooling tube. The
radiator leaks at this hole.
I read somewhere that to repair a radiator, a person purchased a
special clip that fit over the tube and was soldered into place. I
may have found this information in an old equipment manual.
The most commonly used method of repair that I have seen is to break
away the cooling fins between the tubes around the hole and just
solder up the hole. While this might be very functional, I have not
been impressed with the looks of the completed work.
Now, here is the question -- Does anyone here have any suggestions
that I might try to make a near "Invisible" repair to the radiator?
This may be off topic, for which I apologize.
Wayne
Vancouver Island, BC
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