poloace
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| posted on 15/4/03 at 10:50 PM |
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Polo rads are this is my area of experince! I'm on my 5th one,
The mk1 & mk2 are smallest most compact a mk3 has small mounting pegs that would get in the way. Also MK3 GT is bigger . Some Mk2 have an
intergral header/fillar cap on one side but for a locost application they will be to low to be used.
Very light and in my experience not that leaky.
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dutchsuperseven
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 posted on 19/4/03 at 07:00 PM |
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Polo radiator
Me, myself & i used a golf mk2 radiator (1.3 1984?) in my machine. There should be a pic. in my photo archive. It fits well and the schrouding
even accepts a ford fan.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 20/4/03 at 04:32 PM |
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Eddy (and everyone else)
Panic over! I managed to swap my original wide Polo rad for a narrow one, VW part no 86712125 3E. This is the 470 x 330 x 50 sized one.
I've been annoying my neighbours this afternoon, angle grinding off my old brackets. I'll work out the new ones tomorrow, weather
permitting. 
Incidentally, I compared the size of the original Escort rad with this one - the Escort one has roughly 300mm x 20mm extra surface area, but the
Polo one has a lot more pipes in it. I expect the Polo one to be more efficient!
rgds,
David
Oops! One more question - what fasteners were originally used to hold the rad? I can see the holes in the plastic, and I guess that they used fairly
large self-tapping screws. Is this correct?
[Edited on 20/4/03 by David Jenkins]
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Fast Westie
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| posted on 22/4/03 at 11:49 AM |
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quote:
what fasteners were originally used to hold the rad?
I tapped mine out to M6
The car in front is a Westfield
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Northy
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| posted on 26/8/03 at 02:12 PM |
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Sorry to drag up another old post, but I'm just about to sort the cooling out with one of these rads.
How does it all plumb together? Do I need a seperate header tank? If so where do I plumb it into? I'm not using a heater, so that should make it
a little easier.
Cheers,
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing! 
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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ned
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| posted on 26/8/03 at 02:18 PM |
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Northy,
I know its for a 16v (but shares the block as 8v) but SBD have a diagram on their site of the plumbing for rad, header tank etc. wonder if it's
of any use to you?
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Northy
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| posted on 26/8/03 at 03:39 PM |
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Ned, be a good chap and put it on here!
PS You'll have U2U in a mo.
Cheers
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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ned
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| posted on 26/8/03 at 03:41 PM |
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sorry, it's a bit on the large side, but you did ask!
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Northy
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| posted on 2/9/03 at 02:34 PM |
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Sorry to drag this up yet again...
Could someone with a Polo rad tell me what connections it has on it? Is it just a large one at the top and bottom? Any other smaller connections? And
could they also be so kind as to tell me the diameter of them?
The problem is I have a chance to get some decent silicon hoses at the weekend, but won't have the rad by then.
Cheers
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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Mix
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| posted on 3/9/03 at 07:36 AM |
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Rad has only two hose connections, both on the same side, one top and bottom, outside diameter 32mm, (this is the diameter of the pipe not the
retaining bulge).
Mick
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Northy
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| posted on 3/9/03 at 09:09 AM |
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Bless you! Which side are they on? Can the rad be fitted 'upside down' so to speak?
Cheers
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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eddymcclements
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| posted on 3/9/03 at 01:36 PM |
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My Polo rad (see further up in this 5-month-old thread for details) has 32mm top and bottom connections on the near side of the car. It also has a
small take-off for a bleed hose at the highest point of the rad on the same side. I can't see any other was of ensuring air is expelled other
than by utilising this connection.
Eddy
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eddymcclements
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| posted on 4/9/03 at 11:01 AM |
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I thought I'd already posted this link to my radiator in which you can see the small
bleed hose. Not connected to anything in this photo, though.
Eddy
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