[TR] Heater Steam

[Dave1massey at cs.com]

In a message dated 10/12/2009 7:38:37 PM Central Daylight Time, 
tr3driver at ca.rr.com writes: 
> I wouldn't bet on it.  It's actually wide, flat tubes formed into a 
> rather
> tight circle; my favorite radiator repair shop said there was no way they
> could do anything with it unless the leak just happened to be on the 
> outside
> edge of one of the tubes.  
> 
> It wasn't.
> 

Bummer.  When I pulled mine out (not because of a leak) it was about half 
full of sediment.  It also had swelled to the point that the fan blades were 
bound up.  I flushed and pounded and flushed and pounded to get as much of 
the sediment out as I could (still didn't get it all) and then compressed it 
back into shape and the heater works just fine (or did until I took the car 
apart some years later - the never ending project)  Still no leaks.

Dave