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Enlarging the Radiator
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:48 pm
by Jay
Hi
on the Disco I's jsut wanna see if there is alum in the radiators? Seems to me they are made from brass execpt for the fins.
With my 2" BLK I m thinkin of going with a larger radiator (more surface area 2"x15"= 30"^2) ? to run my engine cooler especially in summer time with A/c on and a lot of uphill driving.
Any feedback on this
Re: Enlarging the Radiator
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 6:20 pm
by LUCIFER
Jay wrote:Hi
on the Disco I's jsut wanna see if there is alum in the radiators? Seems to me they are made from brass execpt for the fins.
With my 2" BLK I m thinkin of going with a larger radiator (more surface area 2"x15"= 30"^2) ? to run my engine cooler especially in summer time with A/c on and a lot of uphill driving.
Any feedback on this
Hi, what i have seen done is a VR- VT commodore aluminium radiator and EL- EF falcon cooling fans,possibly even the commodore fan would do the job, worked quite well. ill see if i can chase up the dimensions,
Cheers...
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:35 pm
by Loanrangie
Commodores are a bit thin on the ground in Lebanon !
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:11 pm
by Philip A
OK now I get it BLK is Body lift kit.
Is the car a V8 or diesel? Could not id you on the Rover Union site.
I know of one guy in Sydney with a 6inch lift who has had a custom aluminium rad made by a custom rad place in Brisbane, but it is expensive at up to AUD 1000.
http://www.are.com.au/feat/techtalk/ALUMRAD.htm
Usually guys just drop the Radiator onto the chassis by shifting the top mounts.
When I lived in Saudi ,I was able to keep reasonably cool with the following in my 81 Rangie.
Serck tropical core . I am sure there is an agent in Lebanon or Jordan
Mercedes Benz 280 SE 16 inch fan in front with manual switch
50/50 coolant
Good viscous fan
change hoses and belts every year
If going slowly the main need is more airflow through the core , as even with a big one you need the air through. I could stay below red line up to about 47C as long as the wind was not from behind.
Commodores are available in Saudi ( Chev Caprice) so maybe you could smuggle a radiator from Jeddah, but I think you would have trouble fiitting as they do not have a bottom mount like a Rover and with side mounts you will break the tanks off on high speed Wadi work.
Regard s Philip A