Monaro VXR air condtioning pipe split

[V8Monaro]

Hi everyone,

God knows how this has happened but one of the air conditioning pipes which runs along the front of the engine bay has split on my Monaro VXR.

Does anyone know of a place in the Herfordshire/North London area that can weld/repair split a/c pipes? I am sure it is repairable, I don't fancy replacing the whole pipe being how much it seems to cost!

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Karl

[ARAF]

I'm assuming it's an aluminium pipe? If so, I had my daughter's one repaired by a local motorcycle shop, that specialised in aluminium welding. An old-school radiator repair company could do the same. Basically, the crack had to be drilled at either end, to stop the fracture propagating, and then the length between the drill holes was tig welded.

[neiljohnson]

Problem with the ro pipes is that they are often badly corroded where the support bracket holds them in the centre under the rad they can also snap where they join the compressor

If you don't want to buy new then find a 2nd hand set from one of the breakers imho

[L2VXR]

I repaired the ones on my old 306 gti6 by cutting the pipe in half and sliding them back together inside some new snug fitting aluminium tube then tig welding around the two ends.

[ARAF]

neiljohnson said:

Problem with the ro pipes is that they are often badly corroded where the support bracket holds them in the centre under the rad they can also snap where they join the compressor

If you don't want to buy new then find a 2nd hand set from one of the breakers imho

I don't like to contradict you Neil, but pipes of the same age can be very close to fracturing, like the originals. A repair, or a replacement has got to be better, no?

[neiljohnson]

ARAF said:

I don't like to contradict you Neil, but pipes of the same age can be very close to fracturing, like the originals. A repair, or a replacement has got to be better, no?

Didnt really explain properly
By moving/ removing the existing
Pipe to repair it there will be a high chance of it just breaking elsewhere

[ARAF]

neiljohnson said:

ARAF said:

I don't like to contradict you Neil, but pipes of the same age can be very close to fracturing, like the originals. A repair, or a replacement has got to be better, no?

Didnt really explain properly
By moving/ removing the existing
Pipe to repair it there will be a high chance of it just breaking elsewhere

Yes, unless there is a manufacturing or operational weak spot through an over-sharp bend, or insufficient damping - as there is on Corsas.

[raving]

ARAF said:

I don't like to contradict you Neil, but pipes of the same age can be very close to fracturing, like the originals. A repair, or a replacement has got to be better, no?

Not always the case no , some have been used in adverse conditions which cause them to corrode & fail in our climate quicker than others

As long as the used are in good condition & have no foreign bodies in them they will be fine