a mate has offered me an alloy 5 core radiator at a very reasonable price, but the hoses are on the opposite sides than standard is it possible to connect this to my 202. what will i need to do... just wanna find otu how hard it will be befor purchase
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, Sep 18 2006 12:29 AM
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Posted 18 September 2006 - 12:34 AM
i dare say instead of running silly ling hoses everywere you will have to visit a radiator shop and have the tanks changed/modified to suite.
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Posted 18 September 2006 - 05:26 AM
flip the thermostat housing around 
and run a long coolant hose under the motor and up into the water pump 
I have seen it done before.. with no cooling differences.
,nathan
and run a long coolant hose under the motor and up into the water pump I have seen it done before.. with no cooling differences.
,nathan
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Posted 18 September 2006 - 06:41 AM
You will possibly have clearance issues fitting a 5 core Al alloy radiator into a 6cyl(is it a lj/c or lh/uc). Most likely it will fit in but there will be very little distance between the water pump and the rad. Not sure whether a alloy rad would be same thickness in 5 core as a conventional rad.
I run a large conventional 3core on my UC 202 and the fan clutch only fits in there by 0.5cm, you'd have another cm if a using the fact fixed fan.........but any one serious about their car would have got rid of that by now. Possibly the 5 core alloy rad would cool so well that you could get away with fairly small electric fans on the front of it. There possibly wouldnt be room to fit large au fans between the rad and the motor, no way if you have a ac compressor. Others report that bigger core rads restrict cooling due to more obstruction through the rad.........I dont know about this........why would they ever bother making them........possibly they do require an engine fan on the highway to overcome this........conjecture on my part for the moment.
It would be possible to get the top tanks altered/replaced for your hose arrangements, but work on aluminium rads is specialised and not going to be cheap. You could flip the hoses as suggested, top hose would be easy, not sure about the bottom one getting past everything it would need to, it would need to be custom made into exactly the right bends etc.
My 2 cents, if the rad is being offered to you for a song, take it and sell it.( a 5 core Al alloy rad is serious overkill for a 202....... (a 2core Al alloy would be heaps)....otherwise get something that is more suited ......if indeed you need to atm.
I run a large conventional 3core on my UC 202 and the fan clutch only fits in there by 0.5cm, you'd have another cm if a using the fact fixed fan.........but any one serious about their car would have got rid of that by now. Possibly the 5 core alloy rad would cool so well that you could get away with fairly small electric fans on the front of it. There possibly wouldnt be room to fit large au fans between the rad and the motor, no way if you have a ac compressor. Others report that bigger core rads restrict cooling due to more obstruction through the rad.........I dont know about this........why would they ever bother making them........possibly they do require an engine fan on the highway to overcome this........conjecture on my part for the moment.
It would be possible to get the top tanks altered/replaced for your hose arrangements, but work on aluminium rads is specialised and not going to be cheap. You could flip the hoses as suggested, top hose would be easy, not sure about the bottom one getting past everything it would need to, it would need to be custom made into exactly the right bends etc.
My 2 cents, if the rad is being offered to you for a song, take it and sell it.( a 5 core Al alloy rad is serious overkill for a 202....... (a 2core Al alloy would be heaps)....otherwise get something that is more suited ......if indeed you need to atm.
Edited by devilsadvocate, 18 September 2006 - 06:49 AM.
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Posted 18 September 2006 - 12:32 PM
Just for your info...
My HQ 400 chev runs a 2 core PWR alloy radiator, and coupled with the AU fans is perfect for the engine...
5 cores isnt always a good thing as airflow past so many cores can be difficult so fans may be needed.
As for wehre the outlets are.. I cant see any real reason ( other than neatness) not to use a long hose to make it fit.
I'd also suggest that maybe you should take the raidator and maybe sell it.. and buy one diretly suited to your application!
Good luck
My HQ 400 chev runs a 2 core PWR alloy radiator, and coupled with the AU fans is perfect for the engine...
5 cores isnt always a good thing as airflow past so many cores can be difficult so fans may be needed.
As for wehre the outlets are.. I cant see any real reason ( other than neatness) not to use a long hose to make it fit.
I'd also suggest that maybe you should take the raidator and maybe sell it.. and buy one diretly suited to your application!
Good luck
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Posted 18 September 2006 - 12:38 PM
the other alternative is to just drop a holden V8 in it and then the outlets on you radiator would be on the right side
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Posted 18 September 2006 - 01:48 PM
its an lx and i assumed it would be overkill, but it is very cheap! thanks for the help everyone
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