
Radiator: Is Aluminium Better Than Copper?
#26
_the gts_
Posted 10 May 2008 - 02:09 AM
rory those rubber mounts look like they would be the go, what did you do with the earth wires that normally mount to the radiator bolts, still bolt them to the same place but on the body side?
#27
_1uzbt1_
Posted 10 May 2008 - 12:17 PM
#28
Posted 10 May 2008 - 02:05 PM
KOOL-IT� Electrolysis Indicator
So, why are we seeing more stray current related radiator failures these days? A good example of how
modern radiators are so vulnerable to stray current corrosion is that many of them are attached to the
vehicle by their plastic tanks, or are insulated from the vehicle chassis by rubber mounts.
Nulon Facts Sheet
Take electrolysis, for example. Before the days of front wheel drive and transverse-mounted engines, cooling system electrolysis was a rare occurrence. But today, with most cars and many light-duty trucks featuring electric cooling fans in conjunction with ungrounded plastic-tank radiators, cooling system electrolysis is becoming a frequent problem.
http://www.radiatorr...m/electrol.html
Early on, when electrolysis first cropped up as a problem in cooling systems, many mechanics attempted to solve the problem by grounding the heater or radiator in order to "collect" any stray voltage and route it to battery ground. But mechanics soon discovered that grounding a heat exchanger to "collect" stray current merely accelerated the damage to the heat exchanger.
http://www.birdsradi...lectrolysis.nxg
electrolysis and grounding 101
Edited by ls2lxhatch, 10 May 2008 - 02:13 PM.
#29
_rorym_
Posted 11 May 2008 - 09:17 AM
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#30
_the gts_
Posted 12 May 2008 - 03:37 AM
#31
_1uzbt1_
Posted 12 May 2008 - 10:35 AM
#32
Posted 12 May 2008 - 01:45 PM


Edited by ls2lxhatch, 12 May 2008 - 01:46 PM.
#33
Posted 12 May 2008 - 01:53 PM
Im running a vs v8 radiator and ford au fans in my lj.
best thing i ever did and no more over heating anymore...
Danny.......
#34
Posted 12 May 2008 - 01:55 PM
#35
Posted 12 May 2008 - 02:02 PM
Danny....
#36
_rorym_
Posted 12 May 2008 - 03:17 PM
Thats really interesting...they are cheap as chips second hand....or even new...How did it mount?..Did you weld ears on it to bolt up?Hi everyone
Im running a vs v8 radiator and ford au fans in my lj.
best thing i ever did and no more over heating anymore...
Danny.......
R
#37
_1uzbt1_
Posted 12 May 2008 - 05:10 PM
Copper/brass one or the later ally ones??Hi everyone
Im running a vs v8 radiator and ford au fans in my lj.
best thing i ever did and no more over heating anymore...
Danny.......
#38
_rorym_
Posted 12 May 2008 - 05:25 PM
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#39
_1uzbt1_
Posted 12 May 2008 - 06:56 PM
#40
Posted 12 May 2008 - 09:17 PM
RORYM--- ill try and get some pics up tomorrow. no welding needed just made up some brackets and bolted it all up. VERY tight fit but works really well..
Danny...
#41
_MAWLER_
Posted 14 May 2008 - 05:05 PM
#42
_rorym_
Posted 18 June 2008 - 07:38 AM
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#43
_rorym_
Posted 09 July 2008 - 06:03 PM
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#45
_rorym_
Posted 10 July 2008 - 09:26 AM

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#46
_73LJWhiteSL_
Posted 10 July 2008 - 10:43 AM
IMHO you can't fit nothing other than the standard engine fan between the engine and radiator with a Holden 6 in an LJ. My electric fan is on the front.
Steve
Edited by 73LJWhiteSL, 10 July 2008 - 10:44 AM.
#47
_MAWLER_
Posted 12 July 2008 - 11:03 AM
#48
Posted 12 July 2008 - 11:32 AM
Danny...
#49
_v8slrtorana_
Posted 19 July 2008 - 12:02 AM
What radiator hoses you running.
I dummy fitted a vs rad in mine today as my commy needs a new rad and the torana ones are too short.
#50
_conanricho_
Posted 14 July 2009 - 06:44 PM
What radiator hoses you running.
I dummy fitted a vs rad in mine today as my commy needs a new rad and the torana ones are too short."
also would like to know....cheers
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