[Healeys] soldering fitting to steel fuel line

[bluechip]

Gary:  Sounds like you steel pipe is not getting hot enough.  Tin the end of 
the pipe with solder where the fitting goes and try again.  Apply the heat 
to the pipe and fitting simultaneously.

Jim Smith


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Warthodson at aol.com>
To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 9:31 AM
Subject: [Healeys] soldering fitting to steel fuel line


>I need some advise on how to solder the original brass/bronze fittings onto
> the end of new steel fuel line. I have tried cleaning both parts with 
> scotch
> brite pad & using rosin flux & heating with a torch, but I cannot get the 
> solder
> to flow onto the steel line. I was hoping to avoid using acid flux because 
> it
> seems so hard to completely remove any traces resulting in corrosion in 
> the
> area of the joint. Does anyone have any actual experience in this area?
> Gary
>
>
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