[AT] Deere 4020 oil leak

[Stephen Offiler]

To the best of my knowledge, modern radiators since perhaps the 1990's have
been fabricated with glass-reinforced nylon tanks and aluminum tubes and
fins, held together with a big crimp. They are cheaper to manufacture and
have superior heat-transfer.  Those two factors cannot be debated in the
accountant's office at the car plant.   The downside that they can't be
soldered never enters the discussion.

SO


On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:38 PM, Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> On 3/9/2017 6:51 PM, Greg Hass wrote:
> > I will agree that doing things on the cheap usually doesn't pay. I
> > guess I'm saying new is not always the most expensive and if you have a
> > good repair shop, appreciate it.
> >              Greg Hass
> Good old fashioned radiator repair shops are likely going the same way
> as antique tractors
> I'm afraid. Last one I had repaired was the rad on my 63 Chevy II. The
> guy had it all apart and
> made up a replacement core from a newer Japanese truck radiator from a
> salvage yard. The
> price was reasonable and the work was fine quality. Still keeps the
> Chevy cool.
> I've got to do something with the rad on my 81 GMC pickup as it is
> showing a weak spot and
> some leakage at the top outlet. I'm hoping to solder it myself but maybe
> I'm dreaming. I've been
> lucky in the past with some minor radiator repairs but usually me and
> solder don't get along well.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> >
>
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