[AT] Help with Radiator Leak, Please?

[Jason]

I'd just try some Silver Seal or Bar's Leak.

Jason

On Jan 24, 2008 12:02 PM, John Valdez <johnvaldez at shaw.ca> wrote:

>
> 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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