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January 21, 2004
Terrors aren't they? I silver soldered some repairs on my radiator about 28
years ago and it is still OK. No one is prepared to take the chance. How
much are you having to pay for the new one Jim?
Having looked at one of these overflow tanks (my car does not have one) it
looks like it may be lead soldered as original (or it might just be the one
I looked at) in which case you will have to lead solder it. The important
thing if you do this is to increase the mechanical strength of the joint as
well. Solder on its own will have a hard job holding it, because the split
is quite wide. There are number of ways of doing this but there is no point
in going into great detail if you haven't got the equipment, including a
small quantity of brass sheet/wire, hand cutting tools, the correct grade
of solder and a heat source. The solder needs to be slightly on the pasty
side rather than very fluid electrical solder. The repair is still
relatively easy for someone with the right gear.
Sorry for the possibly incorrect information first time around but a variety
of joining meadia can be used in production.
R
"Roger Stinson" < rogerstinson@... > 28467
Posted on January 21, 2004 04:42 PM
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