Buss heater core leaking

[maineguides]

My heater core is leaking in one off my heaters. I've taking the core out and am wondering if it can be repaired at a radiator shop and if it can should I or souls I get a new one?

 

[plowin]

Cheap enough, I would just replace it. An unnoticed failure while steaming could have an ugly result and that would suck.

 

[Kodiakan]

Been there. I'd do what Plowin advised. Also check both hoses really well. I had one fail while underway a couple years ago. No fun........

 

[captjohn]

Radiator shop, if it's no good they can fix it.

 

[maineguides]

I just got back from Hamilton marine. The have newbcores sitting on the shelf for $80. I got one

 

[Raider Ronnie]

I just got back from Hamilton marine. The have newbcores sitting on the shelf for $80. I got one

I don't remember mine being that cheap a replacement.
Mine was leaking a few years ago.
I reproved it.
Found the leak at a seam.
Gave it a cleaning I'm my parts washing tank.
Sand blasted the leaking area in my blasting cabinet.
Washed with acid and soldered the leak.
Pressure tested it.
Reinstalled it and it hasent leaked in 2 years.
I did a LOT or radiator repairing growing up in my grandfathers repair shop.
These days everything is aluminum instead of copper so we replace everything.

 

[Kodiakan]

I just got back from Hamilton marine. The have newbcores sitting on the shelf for $80. I got one

Now you have one less thing to worry about for the next ten or twenty years.

 

[maineguides]

I just looked at my receipt
111.98

 

[maineguides]

I just looked at my receipt
$111.98

Either I was looking at the wrong price n the shelf or they charged me too much. I'll have to find out

 

[maineguides]

Guess its my fault

Heater Core F/300H & 400H Flushmount

 

[plowin]

Still cheap for the piece of mind it will give you. Unless you have ronnieraiders radiator experience that would still be my move.

 

[maineguides]

Still cheap for the piece of mind it will give you. Unless you have ronnieraiders radiator experience that would still be my move.

No radiator experience here

 

[Raider Ronnie]

Still cheap for the piece of mind it will give you. Unless you have ronnieraiders radiator experience that would still be my move.

I'm also pretty sure a direct replacement heater core wasn't available for my heater and was going to have to replace a whole assembly part reason I repaired mine.
But like I said I've fixed lots of radiators