Broken radiator nipple

Post by **Legacy777** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:23 am

Was your old stock turbo legacy radiator a two row?

I still think the n/a radiator will work. I've been using it on my setup. However I would recommend if you have a turbo car to use a turbo radiator since it will fit. I would probably have bought one if it would fit.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:37 am

The turbo radiator was $200 more, and there were none availible, it could have been weeks to bring one in, and with a radiator that acted like a seive, I didnt really have that option

Post by **Legacy777** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:29 am

I know.....that's fine.....I'm just giving my opinion

That's all it is.....opinion. You did what you had to do to get the car running again. I'm not dissing it....because it's the same setup I have.

BTW, do you still have your old radiator laying around? Any chance you could take some pictures of it?

Thanks

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:33 am

Yea I took pictures at the beginning and the end of the job, not in the middle because things got really wet.

Post by **Legacy777** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:20 am

Can you post them when you get a chance.

thanks

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:29 am

Keep forgetting to bring the camera in from the car

Ill try and get it done later tonight

dzx · Post by **dzx** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:31 am

I had to put an n/a radiator in my car because i couldn't find any good turbo radiators and i didn't have money for a new one.

The n/a radiator is shorter than the turbo one so...the fans and shrouds will be taller than the radiator I used bailing wire to hold everything together....until i can find a turbo radiator. Also the brackets that hold the radiator down obviously wont fit because the radiator won't come up high enough. But it cools it good enough, even with my large turbo.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:23 am

Post by **Legacy777** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:35 pm

Thanks for the pics.

I can't tell from the pics, but is the turbo legacy radiator you pulled out a dual row radiator?

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:19 pm

I believe so

I havent junked the rad yet, so Ill see if I can get you some more pics

Post by **Legacy777** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:59 am

thanks

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:07 pm

Ive still got a pretty bad leak somewhere, I have to fill up the radiator every 2-3 days. Whats the best way to track this down?

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:10 pm

A pressure test can be an easy way to do it. Try attaching a bicycle pump (ideally one with a pressure gauge on it) to the overflow nipple on the filler tank and pressurizing the system to about 15 to 20 psi that way.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:25 pm

That'll tell me if theres a leak, but how do I physically find it?

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:34 pm

When you pressurize the system, the coolant should spray out of the leak.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:57 pm

Good call

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:55 pm

Ok so I can see where the coolant is leaking onto, its collecting and boiling on the heatshield clamp-thing under the front of the engine, near the bottom. That main lower tube seems to be securely mounted tho....

This is such a pain in the ass, Im thinking about replacing all the radiator hoses and clamps, but that entales another rad flush...

Any ideas where it could be leaking from?

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