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Aluminum Radiators on Ebay
by
jlpst94
on 09 Apr, 2015 16:38
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I've seen a few threads on these but haven't seen any feedback. Has anyone had luck with these matching up with the fan shroud, rad support, etc..
Thanks !
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#1
by
theman53
on 10 Apr, 2015 05:42
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I bought one for my mk2. It fits in the car but I had to cut 1 vent off of the fan shroud and weld it back together to get it to fit. Looks stock now but it is not a drop in fit for sure. Other than that it works amazing.
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#2
by
jlpst94
on 10 Apr, 2015 10:19
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Thanks. im assuming the shroud was a little work but the pins and slots for the mounts matched up fine. I'm giving it a shot. The extra capacity has to be a huge help.
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#3
by
theman53
on 11 Apr, 2015 20:50
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You got it correct. The extra is nice, in warm weather. Forget about heat in the mildly cold.
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#4
by
jlpst94
on 21 Apr, 2015 01:39
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Damn the one I ordered is about 8" smaller than the factory MK2. The mounting pins aren't even close. I'm assuming these are for a gas engine. I don't see any on eBay that are for 1.6d or 1.6 TD.
I don't mind fitting up a fan, but I was hoping the mounts would all match up. I guess it's going back
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#5
by
jlpst94
on 21 Apr, 2015 01:40
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Damn the one I ordered is about 8" smaller than the factory MK2. The mounting pins aren't even close. I'm assuming these are for a gas engine. I don't see any on eBay that are for 1.6d or 1.6 TD.
I don't mind fitting up a fan, but I was hoping the mounts would all match up. I guess it's going back
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#6
by
theman53
on 21 Apr, 2015 06:00
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That is exactly what I was trying to tell you. For the shroud to work it had to be cut into 2 pieces and welded together...narrower. If you slide it over instead of having it where the mk2 ac rad was there are other sets of holes and it will drop right in. you can modify your hoses or buy the gas non a/c hoses IIRC and it works. The biggest deal is getting the stock fan to work. Welding mine was a challenge as the metal is around 22 gauge and 30 years of road salt didn't make it any more stout.
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#7
by
jlpst94
on 22 Apr, 2015 05:31
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i saw the other mounting holes but I was under the impression that these rads were double the capacity of the stock rad. This rad was double walled but it was near a foot shorter. I doubt it held much more coolant than the stock 28" rad.
No big deal, I'll clean up the stock rad and get it back on the road.
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#8
by
theman53
on 22 Apr, 2015 06:55
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They are not quite double I don't think, but I use around 3 gallons of coolant to fill. When the block and hoses were completely empty it was over 3 gallons a bit. I don't know what stock capacity is.
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#9
by
RabbitJockey
on 22 Apr, 2015 07:23
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stock is about 1.5 gallons on a mk1, mk2 has a slightly larger rad so probably around 2 gallons.
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#10
by
RabbitJockey
on 22 Apr, 2015 07:25
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#11
by
theman53
on 22 Apr, 2015 08:42
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Yeah, it is nice buying 2 gallons of G13 coolant at the price it is.
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#12
by
RabbitJockey
on 22 Apr, 2015 11:09
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haha, you don't just run the green?
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#13
by
vanbcguy
on 22 Apr, 2015 12:08
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Green is way more expensive in the long run... needs to be changed way more often and doesn't protect as well. Penny wise, pound foolish...
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#14
by
RabbitJockey
on 22 Apr, 2015 12:59
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hmm i usually just run what ever came in my cars from the factory, i assume rabbits were green ***, but my mk3 i run g12 or what ever the pink stuff is.