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07-03-15, 10:36 AM
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Radiator permanent fix?
I have a hole in my rad. Besides radweld, is there a way to permanently fix it?
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07-03-15, 12:55 PM
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Re: Radiator permanent fix?
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Its not. A new rad or re core
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07-03-15, 01:03 PM
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Re: Radiator permanent fix?
silver solder.
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07-03-15, 01:03 PM
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Radiator permanent fix?
How skilful would one have to be to not burn a bigger hole in the rad?
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07-03-15, 02:27 PM
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Re: Radiator permanent fix?
fairly but you need a jewellers torch but the kit including the bottles is more than the cost of the radiator. you could try one of those soldering guns rather than an iron.
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07-03-15, 02:27 PM
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Radiator permanent fix?
I have only soldering irons.
Also, the new rad is £500. |
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07-03-15, 02:46 PM
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Re: Radiator permanent fix?
You could talk to these guys. When a bolt went through the radiator on my old SV I bought a new one from here. They should be able to re-core it for you cheaper than buying a new one. They're nearer than other places + they don't sell a V strom rad, perhaps suggest to them that they use yours as a template for their range and see if you can wrangle a discount that way? Do you actually ride bikes or do you just break them? No oil, mating with a van, whatever it was in for repairs last week, this...
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07-03-15, 02:47 PM
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Radiator permanent fix?
It was the strom in last week for the fork seals.
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07-03-15, 02:49 PM
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Re: Radiator permanent fix?
Is the rad for the strom or the SV?
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07-03-15, 02:53 PM
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Radiator permanent fix?
Strom.
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