At 08:20 PM 5/29/03 -0400, Doug Venner wrote:
>My Radiator is in very sad shape. Leaking at both upper and lower tank
>seams, rot everywhere and poor flow. What are my options for getting a new
>one or sending this one out to repair? Alos, other than hood removal, any
>other problems getting it out?
Doug,
You can:
1. have the old one recored - ie they use the top and bottom tanks and
put new guts in it. This will run about $200.
2. Look for a new radiator - I'm not sure what the 2 Brick vendors have and
charge.
3. Supposedly it's a Madador radiator, but I believe that the inlet pipe
on the upper tank has to be relocated.
4. Have a custom radiator made. If you go this route, you might want to
look at seeing if they can make a cross flow radiator. That will give
you better cooling.
One other note, supposedly you can get 3, 4, and 5 core in the regular style.
Some people have gone to the five core because it's supposed to cool better.
However, I've heard that they also clog easier. I don't have any personal
experience with them.
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
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