mhg@wjh12.UUCP (Goldstein) (08/29/85)
xxx Well, I really did it this time. I went to drain the radiator on my vette and the drain plug WITH the fitting came off! As a get home solution, I put a toggle bolt, some gaskets and a washer in place. So far this is holding out (~100 miles). Any more permanent solution not requiring welding/new_radiator?? The metal is amazingly thin around the hole, I doubt it could be welded... thanks in advance Mike
pwv@fluke.UUCP (Pat Vilbrandt) (09/05/85)
> Well, I really did it this time. I went to drain the radiator on > my vette and the drain plug WITH the fitting came off! You really did it this time! On a standard brass radiator, tho, it's not too difficult to solder (not weld) the fitting back on. All it takes is draining and removing the radiator, a propane torch, some solder (not acid core - rosin or solid core only!) and some non-acid flux. However, you did say 'vette. BE AWARE that some Corvettes had ALUMINUM radiators. Aluminum is not easy to solder. It's possible to repair but I don't know how. If the metal around the drain hole is aluminum-like (silver color), be safe and take it to a reputable radiator shop that specializes in aluminum radiators. Good Luck! -- Pat Vilbrandt John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc. Everett, Washington USA UUCP: { decvax!uw-beaver, ucbvax!lbl-csam, allegra, ssc-vax, decwrl!sun }!fluke!pwv ARPA: fluke!pwv@uw-beaver.ARPA