Retrofit 3.9 lt radiator

[Blake]

Anyone retrofit a radiator from a different model car/4x4 for 3.9lt disco 1?

[sheerluck]

Can I ask why you would do that, when a radiator for a D1 is not fantastically expensive to start with, and is cheap insurance to avoid overheating a motor that is a little sensitive to heat.

Is there a particular reason why you don't want to replace like with like?

[Blake]

firstly trade price for a d1 auto radiator is over 500 bucks secondly thermos can easily be fitted with a single or double core radiator rather than the 3 core and thirdly its the second radiator that the tanks have cracked within 12 months.

[sheerluck]

Mine cost me $390 delivered, and is still going strong 3 years later. Clearly you've had a couple of poor quality rads.

I can't help with the question you've asked though, and I've not heard of anyone doing it.

[bee utey]

You could get an old 3.5 Range Rover radiator second hand. But you might have difficulty depending on which oil coolers are in your 3.9 rad.

[Blake]

it was an adrad radiator but ahwell ill just go through the jayrad catalogue ive got and see what happens.
cheers anyway guys

[Blake]

where did you get yours from sheerluck?

[sheerluck]

where did you get yours from sheerluck?

LRDirect. £160 for the radiator itself and £70 shipping from what I remember. Took about 4 days to arrive.

[LBudgie]

i put in a fenix alloy radiator.
no problems.

[ianfuller]

I have a standard radiator in front of my 3.9 V8 and have fitted AU thermo fans with minimal trimming of the thermofan shroud. I now have about 40mm clearance between the thermo assembly and the front of the engine. I don't think you will have a fitment problem.

The thermos were about $140-ish new on evil-bay and the temperature switch was to control the thermos was $67 (Tridon part no. TFS105) which I put in the top radiator hose.