[TPR] Asa Jay's Radiator leak test

[David]

Summit for bearings?  Remember I told you about Alex at Moneymaker Racing?  He will tell you if he has them and when they will ship. I'd bet prices are competitive. 

Just a suggestion----

On Jul 26, 2012, at 8:53 PM, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:

> Short story.... BAD.
> 
> 
> Long Story,
> I sprayed the radiator pretty well with some Simple Green and let it 
> soak a few minutes while I looked for the hose pistol grip sprayer.  
> After hosing it all down thoroughly both inside and out, we took it in 
> to the bench and set up the pressure tester.
> 
> At first, I couldn't get -any- pressure into the tank at all.  Then 
> dumbass remembered the petcock was open and the top fitting was not 
> installed.  Duh!  So I closed the petcock and put the plug back in the 
> upper left hole.  That's your comedy for today... it ain't gettin' any 
> better.
> 
> Ahhhh... pressure... and lots of noise.
> 
> I didn't have to use soapy water, plain water worked just fine.  I 
> sprayed down the various locations hissing and found bubbles on multiple 
> tubes at the ends on both tanks.  There were some I could not find 
> readily on the outer layer of tubes, but based on my use of the spray 
> and the change in hissing to bubbles, you can bet inner tubes are 
> leaking as well, at the connections to the tanks.
> 
> I'm betting this -can't- be repaired.  It's not like a brass radiator 
> you can unsolder the tanks, fix the tubes and resolder the tanks.  The 
> tanks in this case are welded. <sigh>
> 
> I guess I need some of that Round Table Pizza sponsorship money to buy a 
> new radiator.  :)
> 
> oh...
> AND MY STINKIN' BEARINGS ARE STILL NOT HERE!
> 
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> &  Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
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