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Old 05-11-2007, 09:53 AM   #1
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BA Radiators

Looks like I have a leak between the core and the tank on the passenger side of my radiator. I tried to squeeze epoxy under the lip on the weekend but it hasn't fixed it

So do I buy a new radiator or can it be fixed off the car ?

Ozeparts prices on radiators are :

Genuine :

A$346.50
Radiator
Transmission: Automatic
Tank: Plastic
Core: Aluminium
No. of Row(s): 1
Thickness: 25mm
For 1800CC Only

Non genuine :

A$267.30
Radiator
Transmission: Automatic
Tank: Plastic
Core: Aluminium
No. of Row(s): 2
Thickness: 27mm
For 1800CC Only


minus 10% for member discount.

What would "number of rows" mean ?
And I wonder if this includes the oil cooler - I can't see it in their pic. Although the brass fitting on the side might be for oil ?


Is it worth getting 2nd hand - I figure that'll just break sooner than a new one. Are there other options/prices out there ?


I figure I'll replace most of the hoses and the thermostat at the same time while I'm at it.
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Old 05-11-2007, 10:48 AM   #2
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Bite the bullet get a new one and do the hoses on the front of the motor (turbo and radiator) as it's prick of a job to pull them off with the radiator in place.

Interestingly your radiator is a crossflow design while the KJ lasers (BA platform based) used coventional vertical flow radiators.

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Old 05-11-2007, 10:50 AM   #3
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that pic isn't a BA radiator
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Old 05-11-2007, 11:03 AM   #4
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number of row aka number of cores
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Old 05-11-2007, 11:04 AM   #5
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that pic isn't a BA radiator
*thinks hard* You're right - although it's similar the cap and upper hose port shoudl eb on the other side. Dunno about the cross vs vertical flow thing though?

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Old 05-11-2007, 11:25 AM   #6
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What's the build date or VIN of said radiator?
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Old 05-11-2007, 11:33 AM   #7
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What's the build date or VIN of said radiator?

Can I read this as "AstroBoy can get Radiators"?

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Old 05-11-2007, 11:47 AM   #8
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so can bourbon!!! whats the core size? this is what listin and pic i have it come up as... ill get a price



I can get one to you bud for $218 inc postage to melb...
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Old 05-11-2007, 01:15 PM   #9
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the pic is from ozeparts - I guess its not always the exact part. Why isn't it a BA radiator, out of interest ?

bourbon that seems alright , its new I presume ?
I still don't get if it has the auto trans oil cooler and if so where.
Mind you i dont even know if i'd use it.
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Old 05-11-2007, 01:18 PM   #10
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ozeparts sometimes use other parts for pics..i still dont no why...there lazy i guess... yeah mines new aftermarket, auto trans coolerdoesnt matter in this instance...some cars have different rads for auto and manual...but these are interchangable...
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Old 05-11-2007, 02:28 PM   #11
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can you use your old oil cooler dogo? hmm, that pic might be the non-genuine rad, seeing as it has 2 cores the design would be a little different to genuine
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they should be basically the same even if aftermarket...oil coolers are built into the auto rads for the autotrans fluid...manuals dont use it...
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Old 05-11-2007, 06:29 PM   #13
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I dont have an oil cooler as my car is manual. But it seems like an alright thing to get if it already comes with the radiator. I could attach it to the gearbox or engine oil perhaps.

Is there any advantage or disadvantage of a dual core ? It could just be a matter of more places for it to break

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DOGO, the aftermeaket radiator has 2 cores, one for the radiator and one for the oil cooler, i have already looked at using the auto oil cooler and have found that it would be a complete waste of time...its way to small to cool efficiently, as for the auto oil cooler in that pic on the top of the thread, the auto oil cooler is on the right hand side, those brass fittings...
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DOGO, the aftermeaket radiator has 2 cores, one for the radiator and one for the oil cooler.
No offence but where did that come from? The auto has more fin area so would be more efficent and probably two smaller cores that are larger than the single core.
In the Cosmo I had a 75mm tripple core all aluminium custom radiator. One 10" fan could keep that cool without breaking a sweat.
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Old 05-11-2007, 09:09 PM   #16
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the oil cooler is not a 'core', its just two pipes that come off the end tanks...
2 cores means exactly that, two cores.
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This is a cross secton of a radiator, the number of cores equals the number of rows of coolant tubes.
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love all your stuff rod...you always find kool and easy to read pics
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Old 06-11-2007, 10:23 AM   #19
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Hey I've seen on some sites people reccomending that you paint the radiator black ( you can keep your pink one Cosmo ).

Any opinions on this ?
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I've seen an experiment on painting intercoolers black and the difference was negligible.

BTW it's not pink it's Man Red. lol
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