Originally Posted by
ChrisMSNT
Mine is currently in a radiator shop now with a leak. The guy has been in the business for 23 years and he’s stumped. Never saw one like it before and it has a leak. I’m in the USA
GENIUS idea about hitting the Focus forums! Wait, what site am I on?
You are on a generic Ford forum
https://www.focusrsoc.com/forums/
https://www.mk1focusrsoc.com/forum
https://www.rsownersclub.co.uk/rsocbb/index.php
And if you're in the US, there are no end of highly skilled fabricators there who can either re-make, or repair your existing unit. It appears to have aluminium end tanks etc, all the easier to then cut these off and weld onto any new cores.
A2W chargecoolers are still common enough than any radiator repair place should know what it is and how it works.
Not sure what he's been doing for 23 years if he is literally stumped as to what it is.
It would be pointless sending it to the UK or anywhere else for repair when it should be pretty easy locally.
Shearerfab, Bell intercoolers, Chiseled performance, CSF make cores, I'm sure some of their re-sellers could fab something etc etc.
Even a quick search on youtube or Instagram will bring up fabricators.
https://www.youtube.com/@rampagefab/featured
The above really is the tip of the iceberg, there are great shops all over the US making custom stuff.