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Tubolove Member Since: 22 Aug 2016 Location: Florida, Daytona Beach Posts: 131 |
And this is what it should look like without the radiator and cooling fan assembly.
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4th Apr 2017 3:13 am |
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Tubolove Member Since: 22 Aug 2016 Location: Florida, Daytona Beach Posts: 131 |
Tomorrow reassembly. |
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4th Apr 2017 3:23 am |
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bxzx16v Member Since: 11 Jul 2013 Location: Sunny Sheffield Posts: 629 |
Great write up .
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4th Apr 2017 4:36 am |
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devondave Member Since: 06 Dec 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 224 |
I agree, very comprehensive and useful guide. Thanks. |
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4th Apr 2017 7:35 am |
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Yorky Bob Member Since: 28 Apr 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 4561 |
Did you try any Rad Weld first ? FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
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4th Apr 2017 7:41 am |
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Dave47 Member Since: 31 Aug 2014 Location: Margate Kent Posts: 1333 |
Great write up, handy for reference when the time comes.
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4th Apr 2017 8:05 am |
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Carel Kriek Member Since: 01 Aug 2016 Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape Posts: 134 |
Great write-up!
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4th Apr 2017 8:55 am |
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Tubolove Member Since: 22 Aug 2016 Location: Florida, Daytona Beach Posts: 131 |
Thanks everyone who said "thanks"! |
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4th Apr 2017 11:17 am |
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Tubolove Member Since: 22 Aug 2016 Location: Florida, Daytona Beach Posts: 131 |
Hey Bob. I hope we don't get in trouble on this post for being to "salty". Anyway no I did not. I probably would have tried that on my own vehicle but this hauls my wife and kid so I really needed this fixed asap and correct. |
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4th Apr 2017 11:20 am |
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Tubolove Member Since: 22 Aug 2016 Location: Florida, Daytona Beach Posts: 131 |
Could be done in about 2 hours taking your time to do it right. |
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4th Apr 2017 11:22 am |
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TXFireblade Member Since: 30 Apr 2013 Location: Houston Posts: 43 |
Great write up. Much appreciated by those who will probably have to do this eventually. Where did you get the radiator and how much? |
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4th Apr 2017 3:21 pm |
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Tubolove Member Since: 22 Aug 2016 Location: Florida, Daytona Beach Posts: 131 |
Surprisingly radiators are fairly readily available. Local parts houses run $200 to $300 for aftermarket. Online OEM versions run $345 and up. I bought one from ROCKAUTO.com and found the same brand my local parts store was going to get me for $150. |
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4th Apr 2017 3:25 pm |
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Tubolove Member Since: 22 Aug 2016 Location: Florida, Daytona Beach Posts: 131 |
Ok. So it ended up raining all day long and by the time the radiator got here at 6 o'clock I was really hustling to finish up the job, in the dark, in the rain. There are no more pictures except for these. Just a few final notes. I had to take off the old radiator the rubber bushings at the bottom to transfer to the new radiator:
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5th Apr 2017 1:48 am |
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Tubolove Member Since: 22 Aug 2016 Location: Florida, Daytona Beach Posts: 131 |
Other than that, assembly is exactly the reverse of the order it came apart. I had zero difficulties to report finishing up this radiator install and reassembly went much quicker than disassembly. |
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5th Apr 2017 2:00 am |
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