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To refurbish or to buy a new radiator for a model B

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Rick Green

11-18-2007 21:32:45




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My 1950 Allis Model B radiator has a leak up near the top intake. Someone has tried to put some solder around the area but it still leaks, the rest of the radiator looks in good shape. Should I try to have it fixed at a nearby radiator fix it shop or just buy a new one? Any advice on how to proceed? I saw new aftermarket radiators for about $180 on ebay. Will fixes stay fixed or should I bit the bullet and buy a new radiator?

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TexMac

11-19-2007 20:18:53




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 Re: To refurbish or to buy a new radiator for a model B in reply to Rick Green, 11-18-2007 21:32:45  
The old radiator will be around long after several new ones have crumbled. Hardest part will be finding a competent radiator shop. Unless it is a soldered seam that has opened, the only real repair is to disassemble and solder from the inside. A good repair man will do this without being asked or told. If they seem to know what they are doing, go ahead and have it boiled out. Those old brass radiators last forever and cool much more effectively.

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patsublett

11-19-2007 10:07:56




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 Re: To refurbish or to buy a new radiator for a model B in reply to Rick Green, 11-18-2007 21:32:45  
Fix it by all means. It's made out of brass. A good radiator shop can boil it out with acid and repair it like new. Buy a new one and if you don't change the antifreeze every couple of years,(with fresh rust inhibiter) it will rust out.They got steel in them.



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old

11-19-2007 07:23:16




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 Re: To refurbish or to buy a new radiator for a model B in reply to Rick Green, 11-18-2007 21:32:45  
From what you say I'd try the shop way first. Sounds like it just needs the right person with the right tools to fix that problem.



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JeffClark(VA)

11-19-2007 04:11:45




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 Re: To refurbish or to buy a new radiator for a model B in reply to Rick Green, 11-18-2007 21:32:45  
A competent shop should be able to easily fix that. I prefer to repair rather than replace, especially if it's an original part.



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Dick L

11-19-2007 04:24:26




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 Re: To refurbish or to buy a new radiator for a model B in reply to JeffClark(VA), 11-19-2007 04:11:45  
For a quick fix that may not look real good to the eye but will stop the leak get a tube of JB Weld's water paste. You cut off a pinch from the tube and mix it between your thumb and finger. Dry and clean the area and press it on. sets up quick and hard. It can be filed to remove the extra or just to smooth it out. I bought my first tube at Walmart. I see it now under different brands and in other stores where the regular JB Weld hangs.

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