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(Message started by: twinturbo on Jun 19^th, 2007, 9:07pm)

Title: Battle of the bulge ( Radiator )
Post by twinturbo on Jun 19^th, 2007, 9:07pm

Been so busy over the last few months I have hardly had time to get on here... And the scorpio has been going ok generaly...

But walking out the house today I spotted a damp patch under the passenger front.

A bit of inspection shows traces of liquid half way down the front passenger side seam of the rad tank...

So it looks like another failig 24V rad...

Now I have a Granada 24V rad currently in place on my 24V sierra project. I recon it should fit. Has anyone tried. I can swap the sierra over to a 2.9 12V rad ...

I only realy need it to last a couple of monts till the MOT is out and I have to decide what course of further action to take..

TT

Title: Re: Battle of the bulge ( Radiator )
Post by Highlander on Jun 19^th, 2007, 9:53pm

Is it a Scorpio 12v rad you have? that will fit.
I have a 2.3 rad in mine, changed the coolant tank to the 2.3 one as it doesnt have the pipe to the top of the rad like the 24v one.

Title: Re: Battle of the bulge ( Radiator )
Post by twinturbo on Jun 19^th, 2007, 10:03pm

Got a 12V sierra one somwhere... I could just put that in the sierra and put the Granny 24V in the scorpio if I can't source a cheep Scor 24v one..

Is yours ok on the 2.3 rad?

Any idea what happend to Sereck Masterson?

TT

Title: Re: Battle of the bulge ( Radiator )
Post by solarpanel on Jun 19^th, 2007, 10:06pm

express rads took them over i think

Title: Re: Battle of the bulge ( Radiator )
Post by Highlander on Jun 19^th, 2007, 10:16pm

Yep mines run over two years on a 2.3 rad

Title: Re: Battle of the bulge ( Radiator )
Post by Scorpius on Jun 21^st, 2007, 10:20pm

I changed my 24v rad about 6 weeks ago for a 24v rad off a scrapper. This one has sprung a leak now.!!!!
I still have the 2.3 rad from the car a scrapped, but i dont have the expansion bottle anymore.
Looks like i had better find one quick.

Ian

Title: Re: Battle of the bulge ( Radiator )
Post by twinturbo on Jun 21^st, 2007, 10:22pm

well done about 20 miles since I spotted the leak and it seems to have settled for the moment.. Will have to monitor it for the moment..

TT

Title: Re: Battle of the bulge ( Radiator )
Post by Scorpius on Jun 21^st, 2007, 10:52pm

Good luck

When i changed mine, it was bulging top and bottom and leaking at the top.
This one i fitten had a bit of a bulge at the bottom only. Guess where the leak is? (Correct, the bottom)

Ian