On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:17:57 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

Don Foreman was out for a visit today... We, of course, needed an
excuse to get together. Guys aren't wimin folk after all, we don't
just talk, we have to do something.

My plan A was to remove one of the leads or ends on the broken John
Deere AC condenser and then drill the obstruction. Things went smooth
until drilling. The drill wouldn't go through the brazed obstruction.
After a bunch of drilling the drill came out the side of a tube.
Things looked pretty dark at this point.

Plan B was quickly formulated. We tied to remove one of the 180 U
tubes on the end of the condenser to bypass the break. Things didn't
go much better. The U is very thin copper and it mashed and then tore
out. Things started to look even darker.

Don had a plan C. He built a little swedge on my 10 EE. (Don doesn't
know this but he's the first person outside of my son that I've ever
allowed to touch my beloved 10EE). We used this to make the tore out
end perfectly round. Then carefully drilled out the torn out U tube
leaving the main line. Don then did lots of futzing making the
condenser lead fit. We clamped the lead just right and Don silver
soldered it in place. It passed the pressure test.

Victory felt good. We celebrated with a few beers , steaks from the
grill, mashed potatoes, fresh tomatoes, and wine. A very enjoyable
afternoon.

Karl

Bravo! The meeting of the Minds!!

Well done to you both!!

Gunner

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Maxim 12: A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.