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Shane Haverkamp
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nsw
soarer TT

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Monday, November 03, 2008 - 01:34 pm, by:  Shane Haverkamp (Havabeer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hi everyone. after a short drive i came back to my house and noticed that there was coolant leaking from underneath my car. had a quick look under there and it was only on the bottom of the radiator.

pulled the rad out today to inspect it and i can see these coolant marks on the front (faces away from drivers seat)

this a sign that my bottom tank is stuffed? if so is it easier to get another radiator, or get the tank repaired... or even one of those "stop leak" style products.

used one in my brothers pulsar and seemed to work pretty ok when he had head gasket issues.

i had a leaking battery a while back and i thought that maybe some of the acid might have chewed a hole in the radiator, but the leaks are more towards the drivers side away from the battery. and cleaning the acid with bi-carb soda has left white stains everywhere making it hard to diagnose whats coolant and whats bi-carb soda.

but definitely saw coolant in these places.

thoughts?



Gary Poloskei
TryHard
A.C.T
JZZ30

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Monday, November 03, 2008 - 01:43 pm, by:  Gary Poloskei (Mikrucio) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Get the thank repaired prob cost around $300
and they can flush it out at the same time make sure it's flowing good.
at least that way you KNOW it's good.

buying second hand always has it's pitfalls.
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder

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Monday, November 03, 2008 - 04:33 pm, by:  Daniel Clarke (Dieseltrain) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

WHat condition is the top tank in? NOrmally if there is a leak elsewhere that gets fixed, it then pops out the next weakest point.

My advice would be new bottom and top tanks and the core flushed as well :-) Saves paying twice the labour and twice the amount of coolant too !

My top tank started leaking, once they removed it, the bottom looked like yours.. SO i was advised by Niall to do top and bottom tanks and flush the core :-) Neva looked back and runs like a dream, never over halfway . Hot days or Even on hot nights at the drags too.
Shane Haverkamp
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nsw
soarer TT

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Monday, November 03, 2008 - 04:58 pm, by:  Shane Haverkamp (Havabeer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

if i'm going to get top and bottom tanks done, wouldn't it just be easier to get a whole new radiator though?
Cameron Laufer
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Queensland
T

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Monday, November 03, 2008 - 06:28 pm, by:  Cameron Laufer (Ivboost) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

new aftermarket radiators are around $500, in Brisbane anyway, but they are about 12mm thicker
Daniel Clarke
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NSW
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Monday, November 03, 2008 - 06:53 pm, by:  Daniel Clarke (Dieseltrain) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah. Depends on pricing i guess... But i never muck around with cooling systems... I had bad 2nd degree burns to my quadracep and knee from an overheating system before... Not fun i tell ya !
Shane Haverkamp
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soarer TT

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - 01:48 pm, by:  Shane Haverkamp (Havabeer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

dropped it off at a place today that said $88 for top and bottom tanks
Ben Lipman
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer TT manual

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - 05:59 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Is that to purchase the tanks, or fitted with a clean?

I am paying Natrad $200 for a replacement top tank, pressure test, and thorough clean. Should be ready soon....damn stoopid horse race!
Michael Keen
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nsw
Soarer TT

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - 06:31 pm, by:  Michael Keen (Spoilt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Ben Lipman wrote on Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - 05:59 pm:

Should be ready soon....damn stoopid horse race!


i agree
Shane Haverkamp
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nsw
soarer TT

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - 09:40 pm, by:  Shane Haverkamp (Havabeer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

$88 for them to fit new (look 2nd hand) top and bottom tanks. i dont think they cleaned it though, but not to worried about that.

comes with a 3 month warranty though so if it leaks again I'll just take it back
Ben Lipman
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer TT manual

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Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 07:55 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Got a phone call at 9:05 this morning..."your radiator is ready" Bloody horse race.

I got it back- it is basically a new radiator. New tank, cleaned inside and out, all fins straightened, and repainted. I cannot recommend Natrad(Singleton at least) highly enough. Just don't expect them to work through horse races. I'm taking the road car in next week to have a complete overhaul of the Air con. I'm regassing it twice a year now.

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