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How did you mount your Thermo

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How did you mount your Thermo

Post by 4sum4 »

Who run`s it through the radiater fins and gets away with it,Thinking that with all the throwing around the rig gets it would pull through or rip off
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Post by HotFourOk »

I've seen cases where the mounts which go through the radiator have rubbed holes in the cores due to wear when moving around.
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Post by ofr57 »

i brought my car with one mounted like this and hasn't had a problem
i would just check for any leaks etc
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Post by Nev62 »

My old ford laser was like that from the factory, rubbers on both sides.
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Post by Tojo »

mine was mounted with the plastic bolts through the radiator fins. Then when i fitted a larger thermop fan i just cable tied it (it was on the front of the radiator) to the grille. That was heaps easier, quicker and i never had a problem with it
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Post by 4sum4 »

With the one i got it sits a few mill from the radiator,wich i think would be to close?
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Post by Big Red Toy »

Au thermo's on an MK radiator mount around the outside :D
Just made two little aluminium brackets to hold it in place
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Post by cloughy »

Make a frame using angle 20-25mm , then bolt them to that

Bolting through the cores is disgusting :x
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Post by Frankenyota »

What is the best distance between the blades on the thermo fan to the core, for the best cooling?
Mine were mounted directly on the radiator but am changing to a shrould and thermo set up.
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Post by BundyRumandCoke »

Bolting through the core will eventually let you down. I had one done like this, rubbers both sides of the core, and lasted for years, but then, on a trip from Karumba to Musgrave, the corregations made it float up and down, eventually wearing through the sides of the fins in 3 places. A pepper and egg repair job about 200+km from anywhere.
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