Ivan2104 - Repair Your Own Radiator

[@easyeddystrees]

You are being very precise and generous with your knowledge sir. Most people are not providing the details and either they don't know a lot about the processes, or they don't truly want to teach. Thank you for your instruction! You are the kind of youtuber that I love to watch.

[@rudythebrownbeauty]

Great solder and flux type notes. Thank You! And your shroud painting job shows the quality of your shop work. You guys rock.

[@JunkyardDigs]

This is some awesome info, thank you guys!

[@natesaunders5628]

Thanks for explaining which type of solder/flux to use. Thats all ive been searching for! See if i can get this 50 year old john deere radiator patched up.

[@lalunette]

Oh man, I'm so happy to have found you guys !!!

[@GrandTouringConcepts]

Hi and welcome! Let us know if there is anything you would like to know or see in a video, we try to respond to viewer interests with this project and are always happy to hear from our viewers. - Darren

[@nelsonsantos770]

I read to use acid core flux to use on radiator to clean and remove oxidation

[@TheLuckyone760]

Very nice thank you. Was able to help fix my buddy's 57 Ford F100 OG brass radiator.

[@sondabrown7373]

Doing this today! Thanks so much!😁❤️

[@GrandTouringConcepts]

Good luck!!

[@bushpilotdude7154]

Great Video! You are a great teacher. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@GrandTouringConcepts]

Glad to be of help, that for watching and commenting! - Darren

[@mikekahotea9197]

@@GrandTouringConcepts thanks for the info bru ,that was a nice job you did

[@travelingbeard]

great video. Going to give this a shot on my Fiat 131 radiator which is very closely related to your Lada!

[@gabesgarage4522]

Great video on RAD repair! Like the flux/solder info Thanks for your video!

[@apuuvah]

Great video! I'm afraid our MF135 1965 model Perkins is gettin a radiator leak.

[@martincaldera386]

Too cool video, it is very informative, thanks a lot.

[@robertclymer6948]

Really great video. You cover everything including safety tips! Question Lads???? Can an aluminum radiator filler neck be soldered around the base or do you have to use aluminum brazing rods? If I can solder aluminum, which solder/flux should I use? Thanks for sharing! Cheers from Michigan.

[@johndowe7003]

Gotta be really clean for low temp aluminum rods to stick. I'd use plumbers solder acid core

[@dougaustintx]

Plumber's solder will NOT solder aluminum

[@johndowe7003]

@@dougaustintx ah yeah I mistyped that.

[@arthurserino2254]

Try cutting off a piece of solder wire and laying it right into the seam, on top of the flux, then melt it slowly from one end to the other.

[@rob919ful]

So you used rosin core solder with acid flux??

[@itshardouthere4the5.47]

The way you explained everything was superb

[@ronvandorin2937]

Thank's guy's! This was verry helpful. Beats buying a new one!!!

[@ufodrgreerexterterestreals8556]

good job thanks mate

[@mpmattson]

I now feel confident enough to attempt mine: - Thanks!!

[@mikegreco8451]

Great video, thank you

[@steveanderson8081]

helpful video, going to give it a try, thanks for posting it.

[@davidwillis5016]

Thanks

[@GrandTouringConcepts]

Glad we could be of help!

[@mrbunga989]

What type and name of solder and fix use to repair the radiator??

[@pixelpatter01]

Put a wet paper towel on the top tank seam that you didn't want to be damaged, and then use some decent heat on the inlet pipe. The inlet pipe should have been removed so you could clean both sides of the joint.

[@GrandTouringConcepts]

pixelpatter01 Good note about using cold water cloths to isolate heat. The repair was still successful without completely removing the inlet due to the nature of crack, its held for 35,000km now and has seen temperature extremes of +40°C and -40°C as well as rally, road course and drag race use. Thanks for your comment!

[@GrandTouringConcepts]

Still going!

[@jessicadiaz379]

Good as new almost....thanks

[@alexavila7489]

I just did mine on a 1962 c10. I couldn't pin point the crack so I just started soldering lol I went to town and its not leaking 🙃 😅 doesn't look pretty but its not leaking

[@GrandTouringConcepts]

I'm glad to hear of your success! Locating the issue is half the battle sometimes, then the other issue can be accessing it. It was cool of you to come back and comment as well! Thanks! - Darren

[@ron1836]

Cases like this it's a good idea to get a radiator pressure tester. Fill it with water or soapy water and pressurize it slightly. It will spit out just like a leak in a tire when you spray water on it.

[@ron1836]

Cheaper method you could cap off the radiator and submerge it into a swimming pool or other clear water. Watch for where the bubbles come out...

[@Barret_Radtke]

i have a 1984 Nissan 720 with a radiator that leaks from the upper tank. my dad says to get it re-cored. but i think i could solder it. but it looks pretty rusty inside.

[@Heinrich99]

I'm going to be doing this to a older GMC radiator where the transmission lines enter, wish me luck.

[@ron1836]

Oh god. Good luck for sure. Better to maybe take that whole lower tank off and fix it. I just worry if the tranny lines have any vibration to them say if they aren't in brackets the way they should be. It will crack around there again. Maybe that's what caused it to let go. Make sure to secure the trans lines.

[@ednja]

If the leak is in the narrow tubes surrounded by the cooling fins, can you use the minitorch to repair there too?

[@ron1836]

Those are called the cores. You likely will need a propane torch or mp gas torch to get everything hot enough.

[@zusclhz]

Thank You SO MUCH for Teaching 🙏🚂🎼🌹🎶🎵🛠🔥⚕🕊💗

[@anugrahelzaeira4223]

thanks, very helpful

[@nickfatsis9607]

Would it work better to use bronze instead of solder?

[@jacquespoirier9071]

no

[@AmanKumar-uk5zo]

very nice video.

[@edbeck8925]

Where are you guys from?

[@GrandTouringConcepts]

We broadcast from western Canada, how about you Ed?

[@edbeck8925]

@@GrandTouringConcepts Yeah, I thought you might be from Canada 🇨🇦. I live in Bellingham, Washington state.

[@amycoker8330]

good video

[@MegaRiffraff]

👍🏻

[@apuuvah]

Not too much of an investment to start repairing radiators and will fit your backpack.

[@iamrichrocker]

since this Lada is of ah..Russian design and build..will this beast drive Shawn crazy with repairs and gremlins?

[@GrandTouringConcepts]

Shawn and I banter back and forth on this fairly often, I think its a bit of a "Vodka influenced" build quality, but Shawn maintains it's the typical problems with a 25 year old car, but there are some... reliability challenges from time to time. - Darren

[@apuuvah]

I'm thinking, if I'm a broke ass young dude in a poor country, I'ma get me a backpack and throw in soldering essentials and a decent clamping ammeter and go around fixin some radiators and "easy" car electric troubles.

[@stephenkulawinski4200]

you need to get the whole damn thing hot and sweat the solder in not Dobbin torch.

[@GrandTouringConcepts]

If you heat the whole thing the other joints may desolder, this repair has been trouble free for 30,000 kilometers of daily use in +40 to -40 Celsuis. This isn't our first rodeo.

[@brianwilless1589]

"not wise to sow curses" - karma

[@manic_tinkerer]

I did this on a lada rad once and the top tank seam desoldered, and we ended up having to take it to a rad shop to rebuild, and they charged us extra for "having a try first"... I've done the min heat thing on other rads since successfully.

[@wilsondalisay4436]

Hi sir I need a jobs sir I am from philiipine