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Falcon Fans - anyone gone the whole radiator?
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:04 pm
by auto_eng
I know a few people have put in the EL falcon fans and shrouds on the STD rangie radiator. Has anyone put in the falcon radiator or know if it will fit. My radiator is marginal and brand new falcon radiators are cheap as chips. I am putting in a different engine so the inlets and outlets are not really too much concern.
TIA
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 6:37 am
by Carl Coight
I've also done an engine conversion so i needed better cooling. I picked up an ED Folcon radiator and header tank for $40.
With the 2" bodylift it is a perfect fit.
No more cooling dramas.
The other option (which i believe would be better) is if you can find a GQ Patrol radiator for $100 these are also a good fit and a better radiator.
Carl
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:35 am
by Dozoor
Soumds like a plan ! ,
I have a heavy duty RR 3 core with twin 15" davies criags,
Its laying on an angle in the tray and it got some damage in the hail storm we had recently
never had a cooling prob but is sus now .
Where do the outlet's exit on the falcon one Carl ?,
Larry
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 11:19 am
by p76rangie
The ford radiators tend to be alloy with plastic tanks. They are not the most durable if you are going to use them off road.
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:43 am
by Carl Coight
The 1 i have out of the ED has the brass tanks.
The out lets are top left and bottom right on the centre of the right tank is the outlet for the header tank. This was not a problem for me because my batteries are in the back so i had somewhere to mount the tank.
As P76Rangie stated the newer Falcom radiators do tend to have plastic tank so be sure to have a close look because these wont last long.
All this said, i still wish i'd gone for the GQ radiator. They are bigger and more durable.
Carl.
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:16 pm
by Goutman
What costs an complecations are there to fitting a gq radiator... Anyone ever done it?