Another Mopar Off My Bucket List

Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback

SNKEBIT said

I be curious as to how they're gonna fix the aluminum..............

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69_340_GTS said

Weld it just like any other metal?

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69_340_GTS said
I hate those cheap plastic fan fasteners. Not good. Never have been. Not good at all.

SNKEBIT said

Ever try to weld the thin tubes of an aluminum radiator?

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69_340_GTS said

Nah, I can't weld at all! But I just assume that someone with the proper skills and equipment can patch it up.

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ariffle said

What a P.I.T.A!!!

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ariffle said
I have those type of days WAY too often. almost everything I do takes me two steps backwards before any progress is made. I'm sorry to hear about your radiator John. I hope they can weld the fins up, it's gonna be difficult. Aluminium has to be almost completely sterile to get it to weld. Even then it could burn a big hole in it.

69_340_GTS said

Nah, I can't weld at all! But I just assume that someone with the proper skills and equipment can patch it up.

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I called Larry's Auto here in town that I thought could fix it. He has a shop that did body work/radiator repair but it turns out he no longer does the radiator repair work anymore.:( The next closest shop is Berringer Radiator - 10 miles away in Octavia so I called them. He said he could get to it whenever I brought it in.:)

The owner is an older guy who must be in his 70s by now. He's always had a good reputation for his work. It's probably been 20 years since I last had him do any for me.

I told him that it was an aftermarket aluminum Champion radiator and where the leak was coming from. I figured he wouldn't be able to tell me how he'd be doing the repair until he actually saw the radiator but I asked him anyway. (I knew that some radiators are re-cored, some are soldered or brazed, and that they sometimes they will pinch off a leaking tube and close the ends.) He told me he thought an epoxy repair might work best. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.