You have a COPPER rad with metal sides?

Please send photographs directly to my Gmail!

Thanks, Jake

On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> ---- Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > I disagree.  The cost for flush and test is close to the cost for a new
> > one.
> > On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I don't see why you don't just take it out and send it to a radiator
> shop.
> > >  That's what they do. It's not expensive, and they'll repair any holes
> that
> > > this process can uncover,  and then pressure test for leaks.
> > > Some things are best left to the professionals, and this is one of
> them.
> > >
> > > Mike B.
>
> As I said earlier, the cost for the pro service is half or more the cost
> for a new radiator including install by a professional.  That's what I found
> when I was shopping for cooling system fixes for my '91 Volkswagen Vanagon
> GL Campmobile (Westy to most of you).  The radiator shop I finally used
> pulled the radiator, put in a new one that the shop sourced, and replaced
> all the hoses directly associated with the radiator for about what I would
> have spent if I did the job myself, and I got a copper radiator with metal
> tanks.  The price quoted for the service including chemical cleaning,
> rodding, leak detection and repair, was nearly as much.  I did furnish
> coolant and distilled water, as the shop used a coolant I did not want (a
> brand with undefined inhibitors), and local tap water (highly mineralized).
>
> David McNeely
>

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Jake

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