Steve 90 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I have a 90/110 TD rad to go in the truck with the rebuild. There's a small problem, as I have moved the rad tight against the steering box it wont fit. The bottom hose wants to be where the steering box is!! Its a reasonably simple job to alter it to have both hoses on the L/H side with a division in the end tank between the hoses (as a 300 tdi rad its running now) Would it reduce cooling efficiency at all? I cant see it would but im known to be wrong far too often so I thought id ask the opinions of others. cheers. Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty_wingnut Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I have a 90/110 TD rad to go in the truck with the rebuild. There's a small problem, as I have moved the rad tight against the steering box it wont fit. The bottom hose wants to be where the steering box is!!Its a reasonably simple job to alter it to have both hoses on the L/H side with a division in the end tank between the hoses (as a 300 tdi rad its running now) Would it reduce cooling efficiency at all? I cant see it would but im known to be wrong far too often so I thought id ask the opinions of others. cheers. Steve. good with a soldering iron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Aberdeen Radiators shifted mine around for £50. Also included a good clean and pressure test of the core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Wessex Radiators did mine, well, they built it from scratch in the end but are just as happy to do repairs & alterations. They're based at Lowford, nr Southampton, and work out of a small and very old shed so you know the quality is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 unless you are confident with Brazing/ soldering pressure vessels (your rad holds coolant under pressure) then I'd go with the above recmendations and get someone else to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 90 Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 100% confident in doing the alterations, We used to repair most rads "in house" before they all went plastic. The bit im not so sure of is the effect to the efficiency of the rad with coolant taking a different route. I dont think it will make a difference, Just seeing what others think. It would effectively be a radiator with half as many rows but twice as long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 It would effectively be a radiator with half as many rows but twice as long! You mean like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 90 Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 You mean like this? I mean exactly like that, Only with the oil cooler still fitted (unless I decide to run a seperate one). Is that the one you run on your V8? Does it keep its cool OK, Even when hardly moving or working hard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Is that the one you run on your V8? Yep. Does it keep its cool OK, Even when hardly moving or working hard? Yep - the fans have only come on full speed once, that was doing donuts on the beach in low box, fully laden with tools and spares. We just got a bit lost on the way back to camp, honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 put it in upside down and extend both pipes across? anyway don't go chopping that nice rad up........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 90 Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 put it in upside down and extend both pipes across?anyway don't go chopping that nice rad up........ And the pipes will still be in the same place dumb a$$ :rofl: BTW, Thank you for my lurrrrrverly Rad James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 And the pipes will still be in the same place dumb a$$ :rofl: BTW, Thank you for my lurrrrrverly Rad James. oops i thought they were both as one end anyway price has just gone up for that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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