Heater cores

[rick130]

Need to replace mine and find out that there are aftermarket copper/bass ones as well as the OE style aluminium core/plastic tank versions.

(top tank split at full noise/load just as I crested the range here a few days ago and dumped all the coolant :o )

Any thoughts either way and brands to avoid ?

[justinc]

Need to replace mine and find out that there are aftermarket copper/bass ones as well as the OE style aluminium core/plastic tank versions.

(top tank split at full noise/load just as I crested the range here a few days ago and dumped all the coolant :o )

Any thoughts either way and brands to avoid ?

Rick,

I would go for the OE plastic / ally ones, ALL the copper Brass ones I have seen don't fit easily into the Defender heater box, 1 I had to use a die grinder/ dremel to make it fit neatly:(:mad:

JC

[rick130]

Thanks JC. :D

Luckily it happened at the end of the working day and so far the head gasket has hung in there.
It only needs to survive until Christmas/New Year so I can do a precautionary change at the same time as the timing belt. (and another bloody P gasket :mad:)

[uninformed]

sounds like you really need to change out that tdi for a nice rebuilt Isuzu T and Isuzu 6 speed, with the LT230 devorced and further back....throw in a full width rad and intercooler a RuffStuff rover front housing, sixty9 rear housing with some 9100's and youll be good to go :D

[rick130]

I nearly rang you when it happened just to have a whinge :D

I was watching a cheap 4BD1T that needed a rebuild yesterday on ebay ;)

[uninformed]

hey mate, feel free....I owe you plenty of ear time. Hows the chains coming?