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the flower man · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 14:49 Post subject: rad bad

hi all, i have had a small temp climb today and no heat in the cab so i put it down to low water level but i though it was strange coz i checked it 3 days ago???, pulled up in plumsted at my mates house ,lit it cool and popped the bonnet to see what was what. coolent level was well down so i topped it up and everything was ok, then....... the same happened Shocked

got it home and checked the level again. lost all the water in a 9 mile drive Exclamation

started her up to presherise the system and to my suprise it is spraying water out the front valence and over the nudge bar Crying or Very sad

its a new rad job, the question is how much? my local factors do one for a manual troop but my one is an auto bighorn 3.1 and i am shore the auto/manual rads are different, where is the cheepest place? please let me know , i am gutted Crying or Very sad

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dxmedia · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 14:51 Post subject:

Milners?
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the flower man · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 15:04 Post subject:

thanks, just rang them and they are better than before. the price of the rad has dropped to £125 including vat and del , thats well cheep i think coz they were over £200 wasnt they?

Chris B · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 15:28 Post subject:

Milners prices on radiators seems to fluctuate... it could depend on where their stock comes from (ie the imported stock could be cheaper than UK sourced?)
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the flower man · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 15:39 Post subject:

are i see, so the best thing to do is to get it as soon as then mate?

rabbitt · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 17:20 Post subject:

there is a place on a well know auction site that does them for about £110 to your door , thats where i got mine from coz at the time they were cheaper than milners , its certainly worth shoppin about though.

the flower man · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 17:01 Post subject:

new rad is hear, dont know if i am going to tackle this today,
what is the best way to refill the system and avoid airlocks?

Philp · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 18:43 Post subject:

Make sure the heater is set to on and jack the front up so its easier for air to make its way to the rad. I take it you'll give the engine a flush through with a hose first to mshift any loose crud.
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Chris B · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 18:49 Post subject:

If you use a hosepipe when you fill (thru the rad cap) make sure there is room for the air to escape. I usually prefer to use a watering can (clean) then I can see how much has gone in. When filled replace the rad cap and fire up the engine (with the heater on full temp) and leave to idle for a short while ... double check level and fill as req'd.
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:::Matski::: · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 18:50 Post subject:

I have cracked the t-stat cover before to let it bleed out, but it has never needed it.

I fill through the t-stat aperture with the cover off and t-stat out till it won't take any more, refit the cover then top the rad up.
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the flower man · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 20:30 Post subject:

thanks thats lots of help. i am replacing the t stat as i do with any motor i do the water system on coz its cheep Very Happy

so i will fill though that way as suggested. cant feel my fingers now so i will start again in the morning. do i take the intercooler off as well and back flush that? the water has never been done and was a job i was getting round to coz i new it was bad(brown Shocked

) also how do i flush round the turbo or is this not nessasary, so many questions Rolling Eyes

just one more,is the auto box oil pumped to the radiator and gravity fed back to the box. will i get box oil out when i pull the hose to the rad off ,is basicly what i am asking?

the flower man · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 20:32 Post subject:

matski, how are them 2.8s to work on mate? my 3.1 is a nightmare Shocked

Philp · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 21:52 Post subject:

Yes the atf is pumped around by the box so you will get some oil out of the cooler and some out of the lines so best bet is to plug em with a bolt or something. Just waz the hosepipe in the top hose with the t'stat out and let it run until its clear out the other end, then I usually shove the hose in the bottom hose and flush it that way too. It should clear the whole engine/heater etc out.
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the flower man · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:14 Post subject:

ok wicked mate, i will do that tomorrow. cant put the heater to full heat and that coz its got cimate contol which only opperates with the key, but it is left on full heat last if that will help. thanks all

the flower man · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:43 Post subject:

ok ,now i am confused

radiator came and i have opened the box to find that it looks like the right one but i have 2 in the car? the autobox oil goes into the rad that i am replacing which is fine and i understand that bit..........so if.............. is the other rad the power stering Question

na cant be ,its massive, almost as big as the one i am replacing, Shocked

what is it????