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Ed Anderson wrote:
Ernest, you are right "Welding" on a bung could cause the seams to loosen although a good TIG welder could do it. However, brazing on a bung uses considerably lower temperatures - given the heat in that area, I personally would not use epoxy. You can probably find a radiator shop that can do the job for you quite reasonably or use the HT200 aluminum brazing material if you do it yourself..
I gave that some thought. I'm assuming it would be plenty strong enough. My concern is that brazing instead of TIGing means going from a extremely hot penline, to very hot brush stroke. I think it was Mr. Hanover that suggested filling the radiator with cold water, surrounding the weld area with wet towels, and only welding a short length then letting it cool. It's only (only?!) 80 bucks if I screw it up, but it sure would be nice not to have to approach it with a torch.
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