Water pump failed last week taken t rad with it , have a guy who ll built a copper core rad with brass tanks , would u change t flow of t rad by putting a pipe from t bottom up on t outside , would I t b a good idea or not and forget t complications of t baffle and t u design flow of t normal rad ,
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If you are talking about the diesel may be a bit of a problem routing the hose from the bottom past the belts and fan.
Sorry , it's a DSE , if I remove t viscous fan and use datatek s tip for aircon fans for cooling I won't need t shroud, guy can put a tap in t rad for a temp switch and he thinks he'll be able to put a pipe up along t side to meet the top hose , reckons €400 will cover it , rads here vary from €235 up to 350, so at 400 t copper seems better value I think , as an aluminium from alli sport is 585 sterling plus vat and delivery , any thoughts anyone
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if its a custom build you neednt use round pipe you could use a flattened section (as long as you maintain the x section area) which may give you more options
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Genuine auto rad £282.00. Genuine Manual rad £324.00. Nissans dual purpose £150.00 .
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Just to update, new rad being built , unfortunately I ll be using my old plastic bottom , not really what I wanted but needs must at t moment, however new 4x core in copper and anew top tank in brass with a tapping for the Thermo switch for the fans, now has anybody any idea what temp switch to fit , I m looking at two at the moment 92/87 or 95/90, will 95/90 be too hot or will 92/87 be on low side any ideas welcome
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Thermostat opens at 80 degrees red light comes on at 98 degrees.
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Don't know i would use a standard rad and the viscous fan. The fans are controlled by two relays one for half speed and one for full speed i do know that.
Bit of a delay getting back, but the plastic bottom of my rad was leaking so I had to bite t bulleti and get a brass one made also, however all's well so far , new 4core copper and brass rad is fitted, and I took wammers advice by going with the viscous fan, temp gauge sits half way on a hard run and as soon as I slow down guage drops to 11 o clock position, water retiring to rad at about 79 degree and pipes show no pressure , have a Thermo switch fitted for future developments , couldn't believe the bottom of my old rad , 8 of the pipes had damage and one had been welded closed and this was new 4 years ago or so , I'd say it was a reject at some point. Anyhow back on the road
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If you PM Datatek I'm sure he'd give the details of his mod to use air-con fans.
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