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Old 10-10-2009, 09:22 AM
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well at the moment i have a airtec alloy rad but its bit damaged and seems to be makin high underbonnet temps so been advised by few of you to use a std rad but where can i get one from as fords dont do them anymore ? has anybody else had problems with alloys ones ?
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Originally Posted by martinmilne
well at the moment i have a airtec alloy rad but its bit damaged and seems to be makin high underbonnet temps so been advised by few of you to use a std rad but where can i get one from as fords dont do them anymore ? has anybody else had problems with alloys ones ?
Take it to a radiator specialist- they can test it for you and most places can weld and therefore repair it if it damaged.
Old 10-10-2009, 12:39 PM
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im going though a few rads at the moment,radtec and a grh,both havant lasted well,so there must be a problem,im looking to swap the upper and lower hoses with ones that have some give/bends built into them and i better check my engine mounts too while im at it.......
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yeah i thought bout gettin it repaired but was advised that the orignal copper ones are much better anyway just dont know where to pick one up from
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Had my grs alloy rad on for a couple of years with no probs
Old 10-10-2009, 02:35 PM
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I've got a Ł330 Pace rad fitted to my car about 5 years ago which has done about 30k still in tip top condition and haven't had a single problem with it so far.
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hi ive got an airtec had it over a year been perfect but i did notice the same with underbonnet temps but car run s perfect .
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my airt tec ones ok, u want one of there pre rads they drop temps loads
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