radiator tag
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Toyota Surf Jap import 1KZ-TE foaming radiator A mate truck.Had cracked head so he a new head fitted, new radiator, new cap and thermostat. Now has very fine white foaming and forces coolant into overflow reservoir. Anybody got ideas of the foaming ! . cleaning chemical maybe !. will be doing several ... |
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85 corolla radiator Hi my radiator has 3 holes in the cooling tubes. Does anyone know if an 89 corolla radiator (from 2L car) would fit my 85. If not, how are these repaired, can it be done! TIA |
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Advice re temp help sealing radiator please? its emptied itself out onto the driveway, looked like coffee. is there a bottle of some sort of sealant i can put into it as a temp measure until the owner comes back on jan 5!i'm meant to pick him up at the airport in it. how good are they and how do... |
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Powerglide HK oil cooler pipes trans. to radiator where is a good place to get new tubing,to replace the rusted tubes |
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Blown radiator hose BA Falcon Coming down the Pakuranga Hgwy this morning in traffic doing about 50km I heard the fans kick in. About 1km later steam from under the bonnet. I had only driven 4km in total. Top radiator hose in split clean open. Temp guage only went ot 3/4 before i pull... |
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Radiator gunk in diesel motor normal! Have noticed a greyish gunk on the inside of the radiator cap in my 1981 isuzu journey motorhome.Is this normal! What is it! Any help appreciated. Thanks |
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WATERPUMP, RADIATOR, OR THERMOSTAT! Can anyone tell me what is causing my slight overheating problem in a Nissan Navara diesel from these clues: Gets quite hot going up hills and takes a while to come down again when descending, but doesn't boil. Top of radiator is hot. Bottom of radiat... |
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Whats this radiator need another one for my offroader but dont know what model toyota is out off, im running a 4k http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/8/186523408_full.jpg |
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B18CR Radiator Upgrade would it be possible to use the alloy radiators from a eg civic! they just look smaller and look better, will anything happen heating wise>! |
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Hilux radiator problem My 3 litre turbo diesel has started losing water and over heating, I noticed the temp gauge going up so stopped and could hear bubbling sounds, air bubbles were blowing into the separate plastic reservoir and I had to add 2 litres of water to radiator, it... |
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Radiator pipe has top hose has a small split where it clamps to the engime,do i have to bleed the radiator or just undo,replace and top radiator back up,its a 1999 mitsi lancer wagon if that helps,cheere |
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98 suby outback, oil in radiator Just wondering if anyone can point us in the right direction. Thinking head gasket! I noticed the temp went up 3/4 to High while idling and it went back down to normal when I went straight up to the house (I'd just returned from town and was locking a... |
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Steam coming from left side of engine when. I turn the car off if i put water in the radiator went the car is off it seems to ju i turn the car off if i put water in the radiator went the car is off it seems to just end up on my drive way , turned car on put water in sweet until i turn car off again or have it on longer than 30 mins, there no milky looking oil an no oilish looking ... |
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Look what rats did to a radiator hose Just found that rats are attracted to antifreeze http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/9/177553209_full.jpg |
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Steam coming from left side of engine when. I turn the car off if i put water in the radiator went the car is off it seems to ju i turn the car off if i put water in the radiator went the car is off it seems to just end up on my drive way , turned car on put water in sweet until i turn car off again or have it on longer than 30 mins, there no milky looking oil an no oilish looking ... |
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Radiator Thermo switch for electric fan Does anyone know who would stock a thermo switch for an electric fan. I want the one that screws into the bottom of the radiator. Don't want one that goes into the top hose. |
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1995 falcon dash light radiator with fan in it. Light comes on. Coolant is full. Could it be a sensor! |
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Going to put new radiator on my 1990 L200, what do you guys recommend to flush out the system first! Header tank been solderedtwice in past 3 years but notice another pinprick starting to show anti-freeze teardrop after hotting up the system. Finally best way to ensure no head gasket or (!) is pressuri... |
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Slow leak in radiator A few weeks before the CHCH quake I had a low speed collision in my 96 Camry. Unfortunately I hit a 4WD with a solid bar at the back sporting a tow ball, which pushed the bumper impact beam in just far enough to give the a/c radiator a gentle kiss. The a/... |
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Cost to do a pressure test on radiator? Seems high! Is the $250 extra cost specifically for the overheating checks! Ask for a breakdown of the bill - all labour, use of pressure test equipment, diagnostic gear, distance of road test, any parts or antifreeze used etc. |
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Radiator prob when i idle my car with radiator cap off it spills out yellow foam like shit.could my radiator be on its way out! |
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$210 to change top radiator hose? Is this the normal sort of price! Had a small hole in the hose and pretty much exploded it (coolant everywhere). 2002 WRX |
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Floaties in the radiator went to flush my radiator yesterday, and there was a mixture of coolant and rusty water, i wasnt overly concerned until there were small bits of brown crap floating in the water. upon further inspection its very small lumps of oil. so my question is, how ... |
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1997 hiace petrol engine with oil in the radiator no water in the engine oil yet, no water in the transmission , not over heating just returned from a auckland - wellington return tripis it likely to be corrosion behind the waterpump impeller ! |
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Need some help. Would the radiator from a mitsi chariot fit a mitsi rvr sportsgear Would the radiator from a mitsi chariot fit a mitsi rvr sportsgear! |
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Radiator repair place in Wellington ? Who to go to The car appears to be slowly slowly leaking anti freeze and it appears to be coming from the radiator. It's very slow but I'd rather deal with minor symptoms now intstead of anything major. I'm extremely hesistant to use that radiator-hole-fix... |
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Radiator cleaner Those additives from SCA and Repco etc, to clean radiator, do they actually work! Or are they a waste of money! |
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New radiator from silverdale radiators . Brass and copper sounds good for just over 3 hundy. Anyone dealt with this firm and if i went into my local rad shop would i most likely get a chinese junkaany advice cheers |
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EL Fairmont starting issues. It is not starting and when you turn on the ignition the radiator fans come on but sound like they It is not starting and when you turn on the ignition the radiator fans come on but sound like they are turning over really slow,Pulled out #1 plug last night and it started turned it off and won't start again.Had ignition module replaced last year cou... |
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Loosing radiator fluid - condensation frm air vent Is there a mechanic in the house!My windscreen is fogging up and my radiator is loosing water, and not through a leak in the radiator. (No dripping on the ground).I'm hoping it's a leak in a hose .or could this happen if the water pump needs repla... |
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Cleaning the radiator I have dead butterflies that got stuck on the front of my radiator. What do I need to do to remove them! Can I use a degreaser and then water blast the radiator! |
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Radiator, replace or fix. I went through the same dilemmma with a Honda radiator. Got a new one for $200 odd and simply replaced it. Would have been approaching this to repair the original. |
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Replaced radiator - car wont start Ok.any help would be appreciated.Replaced radiator - fan wouldnt turn on - left car running for 15 min - now car will crank but wont turn over.Any ideas! Thanks in advance. |
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Radiator Flush! Need to flush out radiator and engine, Should i take the thermostat out and both hoses of engine so i can flush water all the way through! Cheers |
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Radiator cap Hi there does any know out there where i can get a 1.1 Radiator cap for a honda accord 1999 sirt vetc from as they r very hard to come by any helpers please. |
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Cost of radiator leak fix Standard cost of patching up? Though it's not a major leak, I just want to have it fixed, car has been with me for more than 2 years and I didn't have to bother topping it up with coolant, it just showed during the previous WOF . Is this going to be a pat... |
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Radiator cleaning I recently bought a 2007 Santa Fe with a damaged engine due to timing belt failure. As part of my work (hobby) in restoring this car to good running order should I clean the radiator and if so how should it be done by myself or by a radiator specialist? |
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Reliable alternative to retail radiator flush Looking ideas on tried & true alternative radiator flush fluids. Will be putting a retail flush through before new anti freeze, but have a lot of oil type mess to clear from the system from previous owners screw ups. |
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Nissan Atlas F24 Radiator Anyone know here to get one of these from, or what the equivalent Isuzu part is, all the radiator guys cant seem to find a listing for them, yet there are 100's of them on the road. Or I'd settle for the plastic top :) |
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Radiator flush? 1996 Nissan Navara D21 2.7 L, naturally aspirated diesel 500,000 km Five speed manual Coolant looks like it was used secondhand out of Noahs Ark, when it was put in at the Nissan factory. I would like to replace the coo |
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Radiator hose burst The top radiator hose burst ony mate's Honda Odyssey. It's round about 2000 model with over 200,000k on it. My question is shouldn't the radiator cap release pressure before the hose burst? Maybe he needs a new cap as well. And what would have |
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Creamy yellow/brown foam in the radiator cap? Just bought a 98 Pajero diesel, had the mechanic flush & changed the oil and radiator fluid. I decided to pop the radiator cap after it was done and I saw yellow/brown foam in it, is this normal? It didn't have this foam before the change of coolant. The ... |
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PK Ranger radiator. Best idea where to get one on a Saturday in the manawatu? |
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Radiator Fans not running 1997 Toyota ST215 4 wheel drive Has Beams engine. Any thoughts on fault finding as radiator fans are not starting. Does any one know what activates the start of the fans. Thanks for any ideas where to start |
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Car radiator cap not hot Driving to work this morning and my temperature went way up to hot for bout 5 seconds then dropped back down to normal.(half way). Stopped and checked water. Noticed radiator cap was still cold. as I started to take cap off it started to heat up as the wa... |
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Does a standard vehicle need radiator, brake fluid replaced every 2 years? some say yes some no, manuel service records say is is to be done, imo i reckon it does, but some people are too miserable to get these things done, let alone if working in harsh working conditions. |
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Replacing radiator hose / rust inhibitor. Bought a new radiator hose. $35. Just going to drain all the water out and add new. Went in to get some radiator rust inhibitor / anti freeze, and they're quoting $50. Is that normal? Theyre saying the best way to go is to buy the 7.7L's I need from them ... |
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Radiator Problem? My husband has just put a new thermostat in my mazda demio as the temperature was slow to come up to where it normally would sit. Then the engine would get a little warm, temperature needle was only slightly higher than usual. He did a radiator flush, put... |
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D21 V6 Terrano Blew Radiator to pieces Hey guys, My brothers Terrano overheated the other day after being out 4wding. I believe the cause was due to the radiator being completely packed full of Mud. It managed to blow a big piece out of the top of the radiator ( Plastic topped ) after a few km... |
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Isuzu Bighorn, 1997, 3.1D, radiator problem. I'm looking at buying a 3.1D Isuzu Bighorn that the seller says has a new radiator because when he was towing his boat over the Lindis Pass it blew a hole in the radiator of the Isuzu. What would have caused this mishap and is there anything to worry abou... |
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Radiator repairs Any recommendations on who to use needs rodding and has a small leak on left tank |
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Radiator drain tap mkV Golf Where the heck is the radiator drain petcock on my 2005 MKV Volkswagen Golf GTI? There doesn't seem to be one. Do I really need to detach the lower radiator hose? |
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Radiator pipe pressure problem i have a holden commodore and a bmw 318I we have taken out the thermostats because we don't need them, but before doing that and even now the pipes for the radiator have that much pressure in them they are hard to squeeze and are over heating, what is the... |
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Black gunk in radiator Any ideas on what this could be? Has happened three times over past six years. car has started to heat up while towing and once cooled and check water there is gritty black gunk in radiator. Mechanic not sure what it is or why it happens. After first time... |
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New Radiator No Air Conditioning I just got a new radiator in my car today and now the air conditioning isn't going.Is that common! Is it simple to fix! |
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How to tell if radiator cap is bad? Is there a way to tell if a radiator cap needs to be replaced! |
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Radiator stop leak yes or no I got a small hole in the radiator of my Diamante.Ive heard stop leak products can block a radiator and are not that effective.Is this true Any thoughts! |
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2007 lancer cedia - radiator fan I had noticed over the past year the fan is staying on longer - even on cold days. Then last week, the fan starts as soon as the engine turns on, and runs for a few seconds after it's turned off.The fan runs 80% of the time now when driving.No overhea... |
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Cleaning a honeycomb radiator Any tips appreciated. Have put a commercial mixture through it which has helped but hasn't removed all of the corrosion. These can't be rodded because of their design. Phosphoric acid has been suggested. The only supplier that I can find can only ... |
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Nissan Primera P12 2003 Radiator Fans not working Hi all , The radiator fans in my car have stopped working and the mechanics working on it have advised apparently there is no signal going through to make them operate .any ideas as to what may be causing this ! Any feedback much appreciated |
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Radiator or air conditioning ? when I have air con on I get water dripping onto my left foot, and passenger gets it on their feet as well. Yesterday morning I went out to car and the passenger mat is soaked and all under it as well. |
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Replaced Radiator Top Tank This is further to a previous post I had. Turns out I had a split on the (plastic) top tank of the radiator. Entire engine bay coated in coolant. New tank has been fitted and I got the car back tonight. It is running fine, it DID smell really hot and when... |
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Leaking radiator? So I was driving home tonight and stopped at traffic lights, and saw what I first thought was smoke coming out from under the bonnet. I pulled straight off the road, and before switching the engine off, checked all my warning lights. Nothing was lit up (t... |
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OH NO. BA FALCON Radiator died.Trans fluid Bloody radiator has popped and trans fluid has run through motor and trans is slipping.Happened about 20 mins from parents place trans started playing up but didnt over heat. Got to olds. Nana'd it there and then transy radiator fluid dropped everywhe... |
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MY BMW keeps blowing its radiator header tank. its just blown it for the 3rd time in a year. And it always seems to pick when Im away on holiday.and often when Im out in the back and beyond without cellphone coverage. Anyway.what could be causing it to blow its head tank! Head gasket! It runs sweet.no... |
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Are Maxima A33 radiator fan bearings replaceable? Or is it whole new fan time!2003 3.0 Si (VQ30DE) |
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Life expentancy of a radiator. new radiator fitted in a 2004 Toyota Hiace Van, May 2011. Needed full replacement due to breakdown of seals in several areas last weekend. This is a courier van but had done approx 120,000kms on this radiator. this is not typical of courier vans. Any comm... |
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Auto Transmission Question. Our runabout for the kids dropped the hose transmission hose off the bottom of the radiator and pump Our runabout for the kids dropped the hose transmission hose off the bottom of the radiator and pumped the trans dry. I have refilled with fluid and now it is stuck in park. You can shift it in to gear and it seems to pick up the gears but won't drive... |
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Subaru gt twin turbo radiator cap? Where is it located! |
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Radiator dropping coolant It only when I put my foot down. Drops coolant afterwards. If I drive slowly it's stays in.Do you reckon it's a hose or the radiator! |
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Leaking radiator, from a large stone or rock . Ok what is the best solution without having to buy another radiator to fix the leak on my radiator for my ford falcon stationwagon ef 4.0, Ive heard of no more leaks for small leaks but Im unsure how big this is, it takes about less than an hour for water... |
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What to use the clean radiator out? i need to clean my radiator out . i have try a few radiator flushs but they are no good |
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Replaced radiator, but thermostat needle keeps fluctuating up and down. Any ideas why this would be! Car is a 95 auto civic. We're pretty sure we put everything back where it should go, all the hoses are nice and tight and the replacement radiator was brand new.Thanks. Edited to add that the therm... |
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Possible radiator leak, do they replace with new or used radiators these days, and any idea of the approx cost for a 95 carby civic! I don't think the 'stop leak' products will work, the leak is quite severe.Thx |
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When refitting a izuzu bighorn radiator question hi just getting my 3.1 96 bighorn diesel radiator rodded /cleaned out and wondering do they have a particular way of bleeding the system other thanthe usual way of turning on the heater and leaving the cap off until thermostat opens .thanks for the help |
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Anyone had good dealings with radiator shops on TM ! If so, who would you recommend ! |
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VT commodore radiator apart from the coolant hoses & the trans cooler, what are the other 2 lines going thru the radiator! this is a series 2 V6 model. |
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Mud-like substance in the radiator cap .this is in a 1998 Mitsi L200 n/a petrol ute. 283k, coolant level stays constant, temperature needle does not go past 1/3 whether driving or idling, no unusual sounds, etc. It does chew through a bit of oil though, 1L or so every 2nd fill-up. Could this b... |
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Pajero radiator probs Can anyone offer any advice on this! 94 petrol 3 litre, radiator recently repaired, had a hole braized, everything is fine for a couple of weeks then it starts to overheat again, I look in radiator - no water! fill it up. 2 days later I had to put another... |
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Radiator plastic plug. for draining water Pulsar '92, 1.6L manual, three doorWas so tight it's philip(sic) head now smooth. Which means disconnect bottom hose to drain! And, revs at about 1000! Just acquire car today, don't know it's history. Thank you. |
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Cutting a radiator core down? wht would i cut a radiator core with! |
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What can cause a radiator blockage, when regular maintenance is well done and anti-freeze always used ! Is that because of rubber hoses or other parts perishing from the inside, or what else could it be ! Just curious.cheers. |
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Jazzman. 1990 fiat tipo dgt 160a motor radiator is gunked up know anyone who can do a replacement at a decent rate guy in town h 1990 fiat tipo DGT 160A motor radiator is gunked up, know anyone who can do a replacement at a decent rate! guy in town here said i would need custom made due to the layout and quoted $1300 plus GST. dont really want 2nd hand if i can avoid it i dont mind... |
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Vintage car honey comb radiator needs fixing Any vintage car enthusiasts here that have had honey comb radiators renewed/ fixed! We are looking for reccomendations on where to take it. |
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