Thread: Manual Radiator In Auto Disco?

Sounds like you have the correct radiator - unlike most cars, with the Discos and Rangies the auto cooler is separate from the radiator, mounted forward of it. Fitting a bigger cooler isn't a bad idea and a relatively common mod is to fit the P38 cooler which is about 3 times the size of the original - you'll find several threads covering this

Ian

It has the metal pipes still just hanging there, where it should connect just under the top water hose going towards the big round tube with fins in-between electric fans & grill. This is disconnected & blue rubber/plastic hoses come from the transmission tubes to a small cooler (as said earlier) in the bottom airflow gap in stock bumper.
Would the V8 trans cooler, brand name Davies Craig Hydra-Cool V8 Universal do the job as it's only $139? Am thinking in front of one of the electric fans would be good as when the fans are on they would draw air through it, I have a fan switch on the dash so can turn them on at will.
Obviously I would have to remove the big tube 1st LOL

OK - guess I'm too used to looking at the diesels - just had a look at the RAVE manual and looks like you have a V8, where the radiator does have a transmission cooler built in on the LH side and the external cooler in series with it. Assuming it works I've attcahed a picture showing the pipes and cooler.
So if there are no connections you have a manual radiator so getting either the correct radiator and cooler or a decent sized external cooler is a very good idea

Thanks for the pic/diagram I haven't been able to find one anywhere, my Haynes manual doesn't have one.
I think I'll take that hedgehog (found that name doing search) thing out & use the mounting holes to attach a bracket or some-such to mount an after market one, http://media.supercheapauto.com.au/s...ges/125648.jpg

I found that pic by googling Discovery V8 transmission cooler and looking at images plenty more there). Regards aftermarket coolers I guess its a question of getting something big enough, they are usually intended to supplement the in-radiator cooler and not stand alone. That said the diesel disco autos run the external cooler alone, but people do have issues and fit bigger coolers like the P38 one (did on mine after an over temp warning on Stockton beach and no temp issues since)

Ian

Anything has to be better than what it has now (or doesn't), I can always run 2 in tandem if that V8 one doesn't do it. Easier to get than the P38 one up here & probably cheaper, thanks for the help/info.

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I bought the heavy duty 30 plate tranny cooler (PWR brand) but does anyone happen to know the flow, in which pipe? out from tranny & in to tranny. Thanks