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| fairmont 1 |
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hi
do you need heavy duty radiators for the au engines in older models like some would use for the older models with the same model engine? or is 32mm as good as a 38mm 3 row |
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| TROYMAN |
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std radiator will be fine.. im using a std ef radiator in my ed with the au engine and is fine..
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| fairmont 1 |
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do you tow anything heavy or go up hills or drive in hot weather
whats a std 32mm radiator like compared to a 52 mm fully aluminum one |
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| TROYMAN |
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i do tow sometimes,nothing extreme.
the main thing is if its auto and you tow alot? fit it with a huge external trans cooler.. unless the engine is bored and worked to within an inch of its life, a bigger radiator isnt really necessary.. if you want to fit a huge a** radiator it wont hurt, (might hurt the wallet a little) but i think its not necessary.. |
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| fairmont 1 |
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do you tow caravans trailers or car trailers
and whats the 52mm ebay full aluminium radiators like compared to 32mm std ones |
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| TROYMAN |
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mines manual,so i wouldnt be towing a caravan..
fairmont1 wrote: and whats the 52mm ebay full aluminium radiators like compared to 32mm std ones a 52mm alloy radiator is 20mm thicker compared to a 32mm one.. 
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fairmont1 wrote: and whats the 52mm ebay full aluminium radiators like compared to 32mm std ones IMO, I wouldn't recommend buying an aluminium radiator. They start leaking at the joints after a while. One of the guys at NatRad told me they come in regularly for repairs. A lot of overheating problems are due to blocked cores, blocked water galleries in the head, restrictions in airflow through the radiator, and coolant with a low glycol content. Having thermofans, instead of the the old clutch fan, is a big improvement when it comes to sitting in traffic or climbing steep hills on a 40 deg + day. If you're set on getting a 3 core radiator, go for copper.
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| racer |
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Copper is the way to go for a radiator. It's stronger & easy to repair.
Bigger radiators are better (holds more water) but some times not nesassery. I just got a custom 3 row 13mm each core (copper) thick with natrad tanks.  Worth every cent. What a radiator. Aparantly they build these radiators for circuit cars where there can be no modifications in mounting & fans. 
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| fairmont 1 |
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what are the full aluminium radiators that have the aluminium tanks that has everything braised welded by tig instead of epoxied like this one
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/52MM-ALLOY-ALUMI ... 41577e79bd |
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| TROYMAN |
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ummm the item location of shanghai china says it all......a decent alloy radiator like a pwr item is around the $800 mark...
all i can say is i would rather pay $250 for a quality copper radiator then a cheap chinese alloy one... |
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| fairmont 1 |
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fairmont1 wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/52MM-aluminum-radiator-Ford-EF-EF2-EL-FALCON-fairline-/300532235374?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item45f91dfc6e what would this one be like Mostly likely be the same as all the other responses above it. Once you've got it in your head you want an alloy one, your going talk your self into it. BTW: I'm with the others, Copper all the way.
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| JIM89 |
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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ford-BA-BF-Falco ... 43a5ac6073
i have one of these $100 jobbies, cant fault it. its in a xr6t auto and i tow go up big hills with loads etc and never had a problem, been in for about 15thou now. |
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JIM89 wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ford-BA-BF-Falcon-XR6-XR8-Turbo-Alloy-Radiator-NEW-/290542346355?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43a5ac6073 i have one of these $100 jobbies, cant fault it. its in a xr6t auto and i tow go up big hills with loads etc and never had a problem, been in for about 15thou now. you cant fault it yet! how long has it been in the car??? as in heat dispersion they work fine.. the problem is the cheaper alloy radiators are made from cheaper thin alloy and will corrode much faster than a copper one. ive had friends who have used the cheap $100 alloy radiators and they are only lasting them from 12 to 18 months before they start leaking from corrosion.. thats using good quality coolant.. and the alloy ones only have 12 month warranty, where a good quallity copper one will have a 2-3 year warrenty (depending on manufacturer). i use copper radiators and the last one lasted 6 years before it needed to be replaced... |
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| JIM89 |
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its been in for a year or so, it wasnt the desirered radiator as money was tight then, but as i do my own labour etc it works out well.
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