Thread: Radiators ...

Does anyone know how to identify exactly which car this radiator fits. I can't even sell it if I don't know what it fits!

Your ally one looks like same one as my Fenix radiator that I'm using. Which was for a later I think early 90's RRC. I fitted mounts to suit the top and bottom hoses fit my early car water pump/ Thermostat housing using stock hoses no issue. Am not using oil coolers. And just plumbed expansion tank in one outlet and blanked off the other. Car runs typically at 80c hitting 82 during a canning towing trailer up Warumbungle hills with outside temps 36c and A/c going. Oil temp up a bit at 100c I have remote engine oil cooler sitting at home in SE Qld waiting to be fitted.

Originally Posted by 350RRC

I like that JLR notion............. let's cool the engine oil to 95 degrees C by running it through the rad.

DL

Thats right about where my oil pressure plummets too, as soon as the thermostat opens idle pressure drops from 220kpa to around 100kpa...

Been meaning to redo the engine to a finned setup and change that rubbish tube one for the steering for years but Clyde's lucky to clock 300k's a year these days...

When I bought my 77 RRC waaaay back about 1995 it had a Serck oil cooler fitted.
The oil never got to engine temperature.
The result of this was that the Rocker vents to the carbys got completely gummed up to the point of complete blockage .
The stuff was so hard I had to drill it out.
I fitted a thermostat to the oil cooler then.
This introduced a new problem that if you started on a steep hillclimb with a cold engine, the oil pressure would drop out for a moment as the thermostat opened.
You cannot win sometimes. The point is that the oil MUST get up to engine temperature or the water will never be evaporated out.

I really do not think any additional oil cooling is necessary above the radiator cooler.
Surely if you took the radiator and the hoses to an NZ hoses or similar they would find adaptors.
Or you could have new correct bosses welded onto the radiator for a reasonable price.
Regards PhilipA

this is quite interesting. I'll see if I can source some adapters maybe so I can use the radiator here .... as I can't sell it if I can't figure out what it fits. this is all fun, i shouldn't spend time working on cars. I found when I went to tow the caravan home eariler this year one of the firestone bags wouldn't hold air. So obviously I've left it until 2days before i need to tow the caravan to look into this Now a smart person would have investigated so they had time to order in parts.

I've just been under it with some soapy water spray, and there is a small distinct cut into the front of the bag. It looks like I've staked it pretty well on something that was very sharp. There no way anything would stick to the plastic these bags are made of ... .so just as a joke I shoved a tire repair plug into it .... and for some reason its holding air .... which makes no sense. anything designed to stick to rubber will NEVER stick to that polyurethane type plastic. Oh well, if it lasts long enough for me to tow the caravan to down to the beach, that'll be just fine I'm guessing those plugs don't stick, rather they expand and block any airflow. I've pushed the repair in the back behind a spring coil so its contained like in a tire and put 20psi in it ... and it's holding ... Bizarre. I only tried it as I figured I'd need to chuck the bag in the bin either way.

seeya
Shane L.

Hi Shane, if this works it will be a great standby emergency repair if similar leaks appear on the trails… I imagine everyone carries a tubeless repair kit when travelling.
Cheers,
Phil.

this is all fun, i shouldn't spend time working on cars.

That is why you should buy your wife a Honda Jazz.
Regards PhilipA