TD5 Radiator For V8?

[need4speed]

Has anyone used a TD5 radiator for a V8 powered vehicle?

Just wondering if its a viable idea as it would save me having to weld brackets onto my galvanised TD5 chassis in order to fit a V8 rad.

Im pretty sure the rad itself would have more than enough cooling capacity, its just im not sure about hose sizes/routing?

[zoltan]

V8 rad has bottom left and top right outlet/inlet as you look into the engine bay if that helps.

[Dave W]

It depends a bit on which version of TD5 rad you have but as the top hose and bottom hose are in the right place for a V8 it shouldn't be too difficult to come up with a suitable pipe arrangement. If you have a later rad where only the front one of the two 15mm bottom connectors are used you could possibly use that to connect to the bottom of the expansion tank, probably drill the restriction out a bit though. Be aware that some of the earlier types, where both bottom pipes are used, are actually two isolated cores so the bottom 15mm pipes are a separate rad that was used exclusively for the fuel cooler.

You'll need to add a bleed tap into the top hose otherwise bleeding it is probably going to be a real pain without a cap on the rad.