Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Radiator Repair

[LarryT (l02turner]

Hi Hans/Bill/others,
The Radiator is made of brass (copper?) - one or the other - from a 66 MGB 
Roadster.  IIRC, brass/copper was the material of choice rather than Alum as 
is the case today - preferred materials have been reversed..

The pinhole looks to have been repaired once before - I used a grinder to 
get all the junk off.  The area is now very clean but I will clean with some 
Muriatic acid I use on masonry - as suggested.

Going to Home Depot to get some acid core solder. Have a can of flux and 
planty of propane cylinders.

Will heat the radiator as suggested to get the solder to flow - as 
suggested.  If it doesn't work, I'll take it to a Radiator Shop - also 
suggested (Thx) - for a professional repair and flush -

Sincerely,
Larry T  (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hans E. Hansen" <FList [at] hanshansen.org>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Radiator Repair


> If like other cars, it's aluminum.  We used to get these repaired
> all the time at a local fab shop that had a whiz with a heliarc.
> It's thin metal, so the guy had better know his stuff.
>
> Hans.
>
> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> > That being said, there is a hole in my Mondial's A/C condenser, thanks to 
> > a errant rock.  Have any of you had success getting these units repaired?
> >
> > rick
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