Heater Box Rebuild - Rivets

[Simeon]

35 minutes ago, rapandi said:

You are right. I should have painted it. I did think of it today whilst putting the box together. To be honest I just got lazy. I hope the core and the fan don't die on me until I sell the car decades from now or when my kids inherit it.

 

The heater core is made of brass and doesn't see any weather to speak of. The problem is corrosion from within due to a lack of antifreeze/ corrosion inhibitors. I assume you got it hot tanked and pressure tested, if so it should be fine. 

[D.martijn]

8 minutes ago, Simeon said:

 

The heater core is made of brass and doesn't see any weather to speak of. The problem is corrosion from within due to a lack of antifreeze/ corrosion inhibitors. I assume you got it hot tanked and pressure tested, if so it should be fine. 

 

I'm pretty sure the core itself it from steel?

[pehlivanov_tii]

Nice work, Raj

[rapandi]

10 hours ago, Simeon said:

 

The heater core is made of brass and doesn't see any weather to speak of. The problem is corrosion from within due to a lack of antifreeze/ corrosion inhibitors. I assume you got it hot tanked and pressure tested, if so it should be fine. 

Yeah I took it to a radiator shop to get it boiled out and pressure tested

[ray_]

I cut a bicycle innertube in half and pressure-tested mine myself ;-) (with moderate success).

 

Cheers,

[lilmo]

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