Are the brackets on right? The radiator should tip the same way as the engine, keeping the fan square to the core. If your rad guy is worried about softening other solder joints, keep them cool with a water soaked rag or some other heat sink before soldering. A good rad guy would know what to do,
Scott


Scott Ward

2 1948 1.5-ton Loadmasters
The red one and The snow pusher
1 1950 3100
1 1955.1 Chevy 6500
1 1954 Chevy 6500 2-Ton
1 1955 1st Series COE 5700
1 1963 K20 (454)
1 1964 C10 (350)
1 1951 1.5-ton Dump Truck
1953 and a 1956 Ford F800

Raising a teenager is like trying to nail Jello to a tree!