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Tons_of_fun
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Radiator swap.
« on: Sep 13th, 2009, 9:23pm » |
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Hi guys. The radiator on the cossie went on saturday morning  . I've searched just about every scrap yard in brum but found nothing. E-bay was just as bad. Cant really afford to wait 2 weeks & spend £225 to have mine re cored, so im probably going down the 12v or 16v route. What i need to know is can i fit one of these rads without changing the expantion bottle ? If so which hose do i blank off from the cossie tank ?. Will a non cossie rad share the same mounting points & will the cossie fans fit without any mods ?...Phew !!! think that about covers it  . Cant really understand why a cossie rad is over £200 more expensive than a 12v rad ? Do you think it's because manufacturers hear the magic "C" word & think they can charge you a fortune ? ? . Anyhow, all help gratefully recieved. Thanks in advance...Craig 
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Re: Radiator swap.
« Reply #1 on: Sep 13th, 2009, 10:22pm » |
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TOF.
I have a good Cossie rad on a breaker limo,wojer wanna payfrit ? 
GOZZ.
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Re: Radiator swap.
« Reply #2 on: Sep 14th, 2009, 8:06am » |
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What ever you want for it Gozz ( within reason of course....1st born sound alright to you ) . I will need it posting to Birmingham though m8, as this is my only transport & water is coming out as fast as im putting it in, so collection isnt an option  . P.M. me with your details m8 & we can do the deal   . Cheers...Craig
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Re: Radiator swap.
« Reply #3 on: Sep 14th, 2009, 11:30am » |
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I'd still like to hear peoples opinion on tons-of-fun original question - i.e. what's inviolved with using a 2.3v rad. I'm always intrigued when people say you need to swap the header tank as well becuase the Cossie one has an extra outlet - why can't that outlet just be blanked off?
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Re: Radiator swap.
« Reply #4 on: Sep 14th, 2009, 11:38am » |
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The third 24v outlet can and has been blanked off but I changed the header tank as I didnt trust the pipe blanking method (just another potential source of a leak I reckon)
All the rads share the same mounts and any Scorpio radiators will fit in your 24v with the fans.
Blank off the hose that has nowhere to connect to
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Re: Radiator swap.
« Reply #5 on: Sep 14th, 2009, 2:44pm » |
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Thanks Stuart. Sound advice as always . Luckily i have a Knight in shining armour that has came to my rescue  . THANK YOU GOZZ  . With a bit of luck & a lot of swearing the fridge shall be up & running by the weekend. Phew what a relief. I have never had problems geting parts before. There was always at least 1 breakers in Birmingham with a scorpio in there. Looks like they are beginning to get realy thin on the ground now  . Im keeping my eyes glued to E-Bay from now on. Think it's time to start looking for a donor car
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Re: Radiator swap.
« Reply #6 on: Sep 14th, 2009, 5:41pm » |
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I noticed mine is bulging that's why I asked
Might buy a 2.3 rad soon and fit it when we have a nice weekend, rather than waiting for it to go pop in the middle of nowhere (and it''l bound to be at night, freezing cold and raining (or showing!)).
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