radiator - recore or proalloy
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Radiator has a leak.
Blimey - I have spent quite a bit on the car this month to make eveything top notch for the summer and the rest of its life.
Everything is being upgraded and sorted out so it is in perfect condition by the guys at Noble London aka TVR Centre.
However - do I really need a pro-alloy rad? Can I not just re-core? I would prefer not to have to increase my insurance premiums.
Surely re-core is as good as new? I don't do track days so I don't need the extra performance.
Thanks
Blimey - I have spent quite a bit on the car this month to make eveything top notch for the summer and the rest of its life.
Everything is being upgraded and sorted out so it is in perfect condition by the guys at Noble London aka TVR Centre.
However - do I really need a pro-alloy rad? Can I not just re-core? I would prefer not to have to increase my insurance premiums.
Surely re-core is as good as new? I don't do track days so I don't need the extra performance.
Thanks
hoyin said:
Radiator has a leak.
Blimey - I have spent quite a bit on the car this month to make eveything top notch for the summer and the rest of its life.
Everything is being upgraded and sorted out so it is in perfect condition by the guys at Noble London aka TVR Centre.
However - do I really need a pro-alloy rad? Can I not just re-core? I would prefer not to have to increase my insurance premiums.
Surely re-core is as good as new? I don't do track days so I don't need the extra performance.
Thanks
Hoyin, I got mine re-cored last year and it would seem it may have sprung a leak again, the garage are currently testing the system. Given the choice I would go for a new rad from proalloy, long term its a better bet.Blimey - I have spent quite a bit on the car this month to make eveything top notch for the summer and the rest of its life.
Everything is being upgraded and sorted out so it is in perfect condition by the guys at Noble London aka TVR Centre.
However - do I really need a pro-alloy rad? Can I not just re-core? I would prefer not to have to increase my insurance premiums.
Surely re-core is as good as new? I don't do track days so I don't need the extra performance.
Thanks
I guess it was yours I saw down there last weekend when I was picking mine up after a little TLC then. Certainly looking good, although it sounded like you'd been keeping them busy getting the floor redone!
As for the radiator, mine is leaking a little too and it seems to be from the welds at the edges. I remember reading a couple of posts on here about the direct chassis fixing causing the rad to flex with the chassis twisting and causing cracks there, might have something to do with it. Certainly sounds feasible from mine (and maybe Wessex, although I can't speak for him knowing nothing about his leaks).
As mine is manageable by checking/topping up coolant on a regular basis atm I'm planning on going down the upgrade route in the not-too-distant rather than having it repaired to do the same again. I'm just trying to find out if the ProAlloy one is engineered to resist this before I commit.
I should add that I know little or nothing about such matters and could easily be barking up the wrong tree entirely. Would hardly be the first time!
Al
As for the radiator, mine is leaking a little too and it seems to be from the welds at the edges. I remember reading a couple of posts on here about the direct chassis fixing causing the rad to flex with the chassis twisting and causing cracks there, might have something to do with it. Certainly sounds feasible from mine (and maybe Wessex, although I can't speak for him knowing nothing about his leaks).
As mine is manageable by checking/topping up coolant on a regular basis atm I'm planning on going down the upgrade route in the not-too-distant rather than having it repaired to do the same again. I'm just trying to find out if the ProAlloy one is engineered to resist this before I commit.
I should add that I know little or nothing about such matters and could easily be barking up the wrong tree entirely. Would hardly be the first time!
Al
Yes I have read that you need to put the radiator on rubber mountings to absorb the movement and vibrations.
Yes the Noble centre has been very busy with my car. I have been very fussy!
But fair play to them they ring me constantly updating me and have been very accomodating.
It is a pain in the short term doing this, but in the long run I will have a totally sorted car.
JOY!
Yes the Noble centre has been very busy with my car. I have been very fussy!
But fair play to them they ring me constantly updating me and have been very accomodating.
It is a pain in the short term doing this, but in the long run I will have a totally sorted car.
JOY!
Worth a try?
Surely a product like this is available in the UK:
http://www.barsproducts.com/barsleaks_products.htm
My experience is that it absolutely works for small leaks in alloy radiators with no side effects at all.
Surely a product like this is available in the UK:
http://www.barsproducts.com/barsleaks_products.htm
My experience is that it absolutely works for small leaks in alloy radiators with no side effects at all.
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