owelly
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| posted on 6/3/14 at 09:11 PM |
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WTD: Radiator.
I've tried several radiators in my plastic car from my pile of radiators, before realising why the ile of radiators are there: they are all
knackered.
When I first fitted a 3 ltr V6, I used the rad from the donor which worked fine but it rotted and started to leak. I found a Polo radiator and that
didn't get rid of enough heat so I fitted a bigger rad. It also failed to dump enough heat and soon developed leaky joints. Next I fitted a
Transit rad just a few moments before I remembered that I took it off my Transit because it leaked...... The one fitted now is from the same pile but
is too small.
Before I go on a scrapyard hunt, has anyone got anything kicking about?
Ideally, it wants to have both hoses on the left (looking from the back) and a bleed on the top however there is enough room to have the hoses
anywhere!
TIA.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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britishtrident
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| posted on 7/3/14 at 07:38 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
I've tried several radiators in my plastic car from my pile of radiators, before realising why the ile of radiators are there: they are all
knackered.
When I first fitted a 3 ltr V6, I used the rad from the donor which worked fine but it rotted and started to leak. I found a Polo radiator and that
didn't get rid of enough heat so I fitted a bigger rad. It also failed to dump enough heat and soon developed leaky joints. Next I fitted a
Transit rad just a few moments before I remembered that I took it off my Transit because it leaked...... The one fitted now is from the same pile but
is too small.
Before I go on a scrapyard hunt, has anyone got anything kicking about?
Ideally, it wants to have both hoses on the left (looking from the back) and a bleed on the top however there is enough room to have the hoses
anywhere!
TIA.
How much room have you got?
If you look carefully you will find new rads not much more expensive than scrappy rads.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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owelly
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| posted on 7/3/14 at 10:09 PM |
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Tons of room! I have a couple of radiator catalogues so I may just order somethng that looks big enough. I was asking aroud to see if anyone had
anything shiney cluttering up the garage.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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robinj66
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| posted on 7/3/14 at 10:36 PM |
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Dunno if it will be of any use to you but I have a new rad for a Granada Mk II (2.8 V6) in the garage. Measures approx 620mm x 400mm (plus the
brackets and side tanks) but the hoses are diagonally set
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britishtrident
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| posted on 8/3/14 at 08:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
Tons of room! I have a couple of radiator catalogues so I may just order somethng that looks big enough. I was asking aroud to see if anyone had
anything shiney cluttering up the garage.
I have an MG ZT rad sitting I will measure it up, all Rover 75 rads (ex v8) are the same except for the fan, Northern Radiators on eBay sell new ones
pretty cheaply.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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coozer
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| posted on 8/3/14 at 10:47 AM |
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I'm using a London Taxi rad on my V8 its canny big and has oil cooler connections.
Cheap enough off the bay...
Just an example, theres tons of them across ebay..
LONDON TAXI TX1 FAIRWAY DRIVER 2.7 TD TURBO DIESEL AUTO/MANUAL RADIATOR
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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owelly
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| posted on 10/3/14 at 12:31 PM |
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The MG ZT rad looks to be 464mm high and 812mm wide which will work, as will the 8mm bleed and inlet/outlet orientation. I'll double check the
hole I have to fill and see what fans I have that would fit. Good spot BT.
Coozer, I'll keep the Taxi rad in reserve....
Thanks guys.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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