Dave,
How sure are you that it's aluminum wire? Aluminum does *not* take solder
easily, special flux and techniques are usually required.

More likely the wire is tinned copper - "tinned" basically meaning it's
coated with solder already, and ends up looking a lot like aluminum.

Eric Law

"Dave" wrote in message
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What are the risks of soldering copper wire to aluminum wire? I just had
to repair a wire on my Chevy truck. The original wire was aluminum and I
spliced a copper wire between two ends of the damaged wire. It seemed to
take the solder well but I have reservations about the longevity of the
fix. What are the implications of having done this? Am I looking a a
problem down the road (pun intended)

Dave