I just bought a new radiator for the Herald.
Today I started fill it and it almost immediately started to leak around the radiator outlet pipe. :madder:
The clamp was properly tightened and a quick inspection showed that both the inlet and outlet pipes on the new radiator are slightly smaller in diameter than the original so the radiator hoses don't fit properly.
Since the radiator has already traveled from California to Maryland to Israel, I can't exactly ship it back (well not at a reasonable cost!) so I need a solution...
It there some sort of tape which I can wrap around the radiator pipes to increase the diameter?
Worst comes to worst, I could have a radiator shop solder in the pipes from the original radiator but this is kind of a pain and of course my nice new radiator won't look so nice once it has been reworked.
Open to suggestions.
Today I started fill it and it almost immediately started to leak around the radiator outlet pipe. :madder:
The clamp was properly tightened and a quick inspection showed that both the inlet and outlet pipes on the new radiator are slightly smaller in diameter than the original so the radiator hoses don't fit properly.
Since the radiator has already traveled from California to Maryland to Israel, I can't exactly ship it back (well not at a reasonable cost!) so I need a solution...
It there some sort of tape which I can wrap around the radiator pipes to increase the diameter?
Worst comes to worst, I could have a radiator shop solder in the pipes from the original radiator but this is kind of a pain and of course my nice new radiator won't look so nice once it has been reworked.
Open to suggestions.