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| | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 | I just used siver solder to fix the tank on my 48 radiator,I'll never go back to regular solder.
_____________ Floyd If we choose being kind over being right,we will be right every time. Knowledge is a poor substitute for experience. Remember what is precious to another, may not be to you, but it is precious nonetheless. 1948 Chevy 2-Ton | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | tntrucknut,
Interesting. I use silver solder quite a bit making brass parts for banjo makers. Conventional soft solder melts below 500° Fahrenheit while most silver solders melt above 1000°. I am surprised you didn't melt any of the adjacent soft solder when applying the silver solder.
It seems like it would be quite difficult to repair an area where both types of material were present.
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 | i've done that too. i hopes it wouldn't run out when it got hot.  the sticks are so much better than the rolls as well. mine held fine i actually had to patch in a piece of brass, a bracket rubbed a big hole in the bottom. hr | | | | | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 331 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 331 | Doing it right is the only way to go, but If you are in need of a temporary fix I have used pepper before with excellent results | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 | i used silver solder on my 49 radiator 3 years ago and have had no problems
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I guess the part of this thread I am missing is why use silver solder at all. The benefit of the silver solder is its high strength. Most radiator applications do fine with the strength provided by regular soft solder. It's much more about sealing two pieces for a water tight pressure joint than it is about brute strength.
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 | The top tank was cracked about two inchs,if I had used regular solder I would have had to use a patch.And you don't have to use flux with silver solder,just make sure its sanded good.
The flux covered rods are usually brass.
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