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30th April 2021, 08:12 AM
#11
Originally Posted by
MB
G’day PF Mate!
Never underestimate an OEM Nissan placcy radiator Brother, from my personal experiences they are truly excellent but expensive every 2-3 decades
FWIW: I have had custom local brass/copper specialty GU/Chev radiators made before.....huge $$$$$$ ....purely for the reasons of ease of self nuffy soldiering out there in the bush if needed after aluminium customs have failed on welds through Nullabor vibrations.
Placcy OEM gets my Vote
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Yep. In my TD i've gone full ally, full copper/brass 3 core jobbies and have gone back to OEM.
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30th April 2021 08:12 AM
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30th April 2021, 11:48 AM
#12
Patrol God
I brought an eBay radiator, the guys at Outback 4WD had to
have the top and bottom removed floshed and re fitted.
It would of failed other wise.
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
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30th April 2021, 09:09 PM
#13
Patrol Freak
So the core and tanks were still good? What would have caused it to fail and in what way?
John
2001 GUII TI 4500 - Now converted to TD42T auto with Nomad valve body
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2nd May 2021, 10:13 AM
#14
Travelling Podologist
Originally Posted by
MB
G’day PF Mate!
Never underestimate an OEM Nissan placcy radiator Brother, from my personal experiences they are truly excellent but expensive every 2-3 decades
FWIW: I have had custom local brass/copper specialty GU/Chev radiators made before.....huge $$$$$$ ....purely for the reasons of ease of self nuffy soldiering out there in the bush if needed after aluminium customs have failed on welds through Nullabor vibrations.
Placcy OEM gets my Vote
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The one in my '06 is still going strong, but I guess that's what they do until they stop doing it! What's a new 'placcy' top one worth?
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. 425w roof mounted solar, 360Ah Aux batts, BCDC1240, Onboard hot & cold pressurised & filtered water, (25 litre hot water calorifier), ARB fridge, ARB freezer, Built in kitchen, heaps of easy access storage, 240v, 3” Genie exhaust + dynotune, 2” lift, 3900kg GVM upgrade, second glovebox, ROH Blaktrak steel wheels, Bridgestone D697's (now Toyo RT's), Redarc gauges/pillarpod, Hema HX-1, Icom 450 CB, dual rear view cameras, Onboard 30amp Victron mains charger, second glovebox, dual seat conversion, TPMS, Boss PX7 onboard air with 9 litre tank, 350w inverter, Steel bullbar, Harrop Eaton diff lock (front), Warn winch, Snorkel, Dual spares , 160 litre water tank, 180 litre fuel in two tanks (approx 1200km range) 2010 Tvan Tanami. (incl another 70 litre water tank) with matching wheels/tyres (& 3rd spare)
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4th May 2021, 06:24 AM
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Around $600ish from Patrolapart IIRC Cuppa Mate!
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4th May 2021, 07:11 PM
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Patrol Guru
My factory original radiator, top tank split,a couple of days ago, 140km from Longreach, had to make a temporary repair, then drive very carefully to Longreach, still waiting for an other radiator to arrive, the original core still looks new, but the plastic tanks get brittle with age, I don’t now how long they should last, but you could treat them as a service item and replace them at regular intervals.
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6th May 2021, 12:23 AM
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Expert
In my last vehicle (mazda b2500) the top tank in the oem radiator gave way at around 300,000kms so I'd naturally be cautious when approaching the big 300 mark.
2008 CRD Auto Wagon
Factory snorkel, flashlube catchcan pro, 3" manta exhaust, hpd boost controller, dyno-tuned & egr deleted
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6th May 2021, 07:40 AM
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Patrol Freak
When I converted to TD42T in 2015, the TB45E original plastic tank radiator was 14 years old but only 136k kms. I sold it on Gumtree for $100..
A lot of ZD owners had issues with snapping off the small overflow/breather pipe when leaning into the engine bay.
John
2001 GUII TI 4500 - Now converted to TD42T auto with Nomad valve body
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7th May 2021, 10:12 PM
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8th May 2021, 09:13 PM
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Expert
scientists call it sodium-bicarbonate
2008 CRD Auto Wagon
Factory snorkel, flashlube catchcan pro, 3" manta exhaust, hpd boost controller, dyno-tuned & egr deleted
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