Anyone in Sydney that can fix my radiator for me, it has a freshly drilled hole in it.... Bugger, just needs to be braised up. Any takers, or do i just take it down to the ole radiator specialist and get them to do it.

Cheers

Aaron

tee hee

I did that to the kitchen bench top when i was drilling a counter sink hole underneath. I just grabbed a bit of dowell, glued it in then chiselled it flat, sanded and varnished it.

Wish the brazing was so easy. I would offer but i don't actually know where my oxy set is.

BTW you still looking for a trailer. I have a trailer chassis in the back yard that a friend made, similar in design to John McMechan's. All it needs is a coupling, springs, axle, wheels, decking, ramps, painting. Boy am i a salesman!

Michael

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1. aaron what were you doing drilling a hole in a radiator

2. i heard pepper in the radiator fluid will trail slowly to the leaking hole and plug it up
by the sounds of your hole, maybe whole peppercorns?

3. brazing job would be no more than $30, panel beaters should do it, make sure you clean it of the paint and get them not to heat the radiator surround material too much or it will melt and fall through coz its made of brass/copper, not steel.
steel has a higher melting point so you can heat it till red hot before feeding brass rods in

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I'm a qualified welder.. but I've got no gas at the moment..
If it's in the top or bottom tank, I'd silver solder it. Trying to braze brass will burn holes & make a bloody mess of it. Silver solder is the best bet for sheet brass.

Take to a radiator specialist is the best option.
If the hole's in the core, bin it and find another rad.....!

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i was sticking in a thrmofan and was drilling a hole to mount it. It went thru the body of the car and into the soft belly of the lower tank of the radiator.... tip for young, and old players, radiators work much better with water in them.

Cheers

Aaron

technically
not just water... coolant too
the doc seems to know what he's talking about, silver solder...
next he'd be talking about moonrocks...
nah silver has a lower melting point than brass (copper and zinc) so would be good for melting over

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