Well, well.......more good news to report today! I've just returned from a local "old school" radiator shop who advertised that they worked on antique and custom radiators. Rudy stopped what he was doing, plugged my heater core, plopped it into the tank and put pressure to it. It didn't leak one bit!!!! He said the holes on the outside were only through the part of the core that exchanged heat and would not affect it's performance. So, all I need now is some new 5/8" heater hose a few cold beers and some free time tonight to reassemble the heater and I'm going to have heat this winter!!
Rudy is a one man operation and is willing to work on "all comers", including recirculating, round type, heater cores. He wants to contact his suppliers and see if core material is available in the correct demensions (or close) and will work up a price for a re-core repair job. The plan is to post his shops' address and phone number so everyone on Stovebolt who needs work done can mail him their core or radiator and have the work done. He's one of only two that I have found that will work on these old things. He seemed eager to do it and would like the business. I will post the information later after we talk again.
More good news on the horizon!!
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