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tusseltussel
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Mar 21, 2009, 1:19 PM
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leaky radiator 79 f350
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so i go out to get my truck warmed up so i can go to an equipment auction, i hook up my trailer in hopes to bring home a couple new toys i look back and see the leak starting so i put a teaspoon of pepper in it and it slows to a drip.... ok a temporary fix until after i get my new toys, but then it starts again.... i get some bars leak and put it in it slows to a drip..... and once again it comes back.. so i managed to find the leak, i got the rad out and on a bench. as i look at where the leak was i find that its actually where the seem on the top tank has some corrosion and a thin 1.5 inch long crack.... so now i got it right???? my question is this. can i solder this up or does it need to be brazed... what do you think my best option would be
(This post was edited by tusseltussel on Mar 21, 2009, 1:20 PM)
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Loren Champlain Sr
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Mar 21, 2009, 1:45 PM
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Re: leaky radiator 79 f350
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If it's where the tank and the header were originally soldered, I would think that would work. If the tank, itself, is cracked, probably brazing would be best. Seems that it would be a very simple operation for a radiator shop.
Loren
SW Washington
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tusseltussel
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Mar 21, 2009, 2:04 PM
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Re: leaky radiator 79 f350
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hey thanks for the reply. i think im gonna have to have sumone braze it for me... i tried and cant get solder to stick to it..... and it is the tank its actually right where the seem was crimped together but not the actual seem. its like right on the bottom side of the bend... thanks for the advice
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Tom Greenleaf
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Mar 21, 2009, 4:10 PM
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Re: leaky radiator 79 f350
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Find a radiator shop as Loren suggested. They can acid dunk the whole radiator so it will solder/braze up nicely and paint it black again for you.
Look hard for a radiator repair place. Most have gone out of biz with the new crap not being so fixable and replacments close to the "recore" jobs of years past,
T
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Mar 21, 2009, 6:04 PM
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Re: leaky radiator 79 f350
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yea i know of one, i think. can't really tell whats still open anymore around here
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