100 degrees F temp gauge nightmare

[Carsreunited]

The picture needs to be hosted elsewhere and then link to the picture as you would do for any other site. For example, here is a picture of my sprint<br>
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You could register with them and upload the pictures to them.<br>
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Scott<br>
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[speedracer]

Took a holesaw and set of nibblers <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :eek --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... ns/eek.gif ALT=":eek"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> to the front of the Sprint over the weekend - here's the result:<br>
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speedracer

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[mcharlish]

Speedracer - trying to figure out what you've actually done.....?<br>
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Mark L and all - here's two pics of the rad<br>
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Vertical view from above engine to bottom lip of rad :<br>
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Side view :<br>
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Looks like a thin rad to me ! Unless the comp rad have a denser core rather than a deeper core?<br>
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Richard - any news on the volvo rad pics?<br>
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thanks<br>


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[speedracer]

Mark,<br>
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I've removed the bumper (for access) then removed the metal from the indent in the middle of the front panel (between the factory holes where the bumper goes through).<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Garth

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[Mark Larmour]

Mark,<br>
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The heavy duty (air con core) radiator that I was describing would appear to be different to the core in your photos. The air con core is both thicker and has a more cooling fins per inch than that appears to be in your unit.<br>
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From memory, the core is a Natrad 819 core. Check around the local radiator suppliers and see if this seems correct info, and ask for their opinion on the core.<br>
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Best of luck <br>
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Mark

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[alun n]

Mark (Charlish)<br>
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Your photo resembles the type of core that Serck put into one of my rads some years ago that I put in for a recore. They too told me it was "uprated" which I think translated as different and not quite as good! It had a triangular type honeycomb matrix with from memory an element of plastic and aluminium in it rather than the old style copper (vertical) fins and brass (horizontal) waterways. Afterwards my car ran hotter so I took it back and insisted they recored it 'standard' rather than 'uprated' - it took them twice as long to do it the second time; evidently they weren't using stuff off the shelf this time!<br>
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Alun

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[mcharlish]

All,<br>
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Really appreciate your thoughts on this. Based on what has been said - especially your latest Alun - I'm thinking the best bet would be to bite the bullet and get the rad re-cored with something as effective as possible. It's a shame since the rad is quite new but if it doesn't work what's the point.<br>
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I'm pretty sure I got this rad from Triumphtune so be warned one and all.<br>
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I'll let you all know how I get on in due course.<br>
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Mark

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[Jon Tilson]

get the rad from Triumphtune they would have had it done by Feltham Radiatorss who are top blokes of the old school and live in the unit round the corner from the Moss shop. Course knowing this I go direct and cut out the middle man.<br>
I'd give it a try before you give up on it. And read the previous threads on voltage stabilisors affecting guages before you right it off. I had a spit reading silly temps yesterday until I changed its stabilisor.<br>
Jonners

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[mcharlish]

I have some vague memory of going round the corner to pick it up actually. But did I get a comp version or std..??<br>
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The car has had a new original style V stabiliser already so I'm not sure that's the issue. The other gauges seem to behave themselves too.<br>
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First step must be to move the oil cooler and add the rad shrouds. If that doesn't do much as I suspect I may look at getting it re-cored with something more suited to local conditions !<br>
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Still curious about the Volvo rad idea as well though. A quick look on the web reveals rads, fans, shrouds etc available as spare parts, Makes you wonder about ditching the rad and viscous coupling and inserting a giant fan-assited rad instead!<br>
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Mark

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