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2 rads and still no where
Angus180 - 8/9/09 at 05:44 PM

ive bouth oneradiatior from a scrap yard which is no good wont flow enough, bough one rad of ebay for again £20 and the pipe connection is slightly off and the rad is to long, so now im gonna try to find a polo but where from? any one point me in the right direction b4 i go mad


Jon Ison - 8/9/09 at 05:57 PM

here you go


will121 - 8/9/09 at 06:01 PM

i thought i was getting a bargin but went through 2 second hand radiators, in end got a new one local motor factor think under £50,


[Edited on 8/9/09 by will121]


Davg - 8/9/09 at 07:35 PM

Angus
there is also GSF carparts if there is a branch near you . A bit deared than Jon's post though!

cheers D


Angus180 - 8/9/09 at 08:27 PM

cheers hopefully it will stop my over heating problems


Angus180 - 11/9/09 at 05:03 PM

ahhhhh, 3rd radiator now costing 70 quid, the one i orded from the link from jon and it doesnt fit its a 1990 rad, do i need the 81 rad 1.3 polo 380 x 320 x 32, do i want the vw14, vw 10, vw3 all slightly differnt, also do i will have to ditch expansion and find a header tank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


Angus180 - 11/9/09 at 05:09 PM

ive ordered this off the link

http://www.northernradiators.co.uk/product_catalogue/volkswagen_polo_90_radiator_vw15/index.html it doesnt fit take it i need this one

http://www.northernradiators.co.uk/product_catalogue/volkswagen_polo_90_radiator_vw15/index:search.html

and take it i need this one vw 14 rad


Jon Ison - 11/9/09 at 06:31 PM

This was the one in the link

[img]http://www.northernradiators.co.uk/product_catalogue/volkswagen_polo_90_radiator_vw15/index.html[/img]

Will it not lay back ?


Angus180 - 11/9/09 at 06:47 PM

no its to wide and i tryed lay bk and it was almost horozontal. plus i need to remove my expansion tank and try and find a header tank do you konw what one will fit and does it have to be higher than the radiator


Jon Ison - 11/9/09 at 07:01 PM

It should be 430mm wide ? Mine is wider than that and goes in almost upright ?


Angus180 - 12/9/09 at 01:28 PM

the widest part is 525mm the actuall metal core is 430mm


Angus180 - 12/9/09 at 01:41 PM

im gonna buy the smaller polo rad and try to fit a header tank and hopefully it will fix the problem.