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16th February 2023, 08:53 AM
#11
Patrol Guru
Probably a bad idea. I think a big part of the reason it broke is the fact that the plastic has become brittle. I might investigate an all alloy replacement.
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16th February 2023 08:53 AM
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16th February 2023, 09:22 AM
#12
Patrol God
Originally Posted by
BrazilianY60
Would it be a bad idea to thread a brass barb onto the plastic radiator top thingo?
I think it's been tried and tested. From barb's to plastic welding old one back one. Can't recall anyone having success.
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17th February 2023, 08:57 AM
#13
Patrol Guru
Picked up my new radiator yesterday. Its made by Koyorad ($395 from Natrad). A Japanese company with a pretty good track record. Comparing it to the Nissan unit I really cant see any difference.
Weekend full of Patrol reassembly coming up.
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17th February 2023, 08:32 PM
#14
Squeal from fan belt on start.
Originally Posted by
Coldcomfort
Picked up my new radiator yesterday. Its made by Koyorad ($395 from Natrad). A Japanese company with a pretty good track record. Comparing it to the Nissan unit I really cant see any difference.
Weekend full of Patrol reassembly coming up.
Yeah Koyorad radiators are really good. Built to factory spec. I have one in my Patrol.
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19th February 2023, 09:20 AM
#15
Patrol God
Originally Posted by
mudski
Yeah Koyorad radiators are really good. Built to factory spec. I have one in my Patrol.
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When I bought a radiator from Patrolapart for my 3L back in the day im pretty sure it was Koyorad.
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20th February 2023, 08:50 AM
#16
Patrol Guru
After I removed the old tensioner I had a good look at it. The bearing felt smooth and easy to spin. No sideways slop and definitely no noise. But after some poking and prodding I discovered that the pivot bushing that the hydraulic spring in attached to the main body was as sloppy as a nuns shirt sleeve. I'm guessing that this slop would relieve some of the tension on the serpentine belt. Hence the squeal.
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20th February 2023, 10:03 PM
#17
Legendary
Just another thought for you Coldcomfort ... I had the squeal for ages - changed out my tensioner thinking it was gone as it is 'always' the tensioner, and the squeal went away for a few weeks - it returned and when i checked it properly it actually turned out to be the alternator pulley, which basically fell off in my hand after i found it. It should be fairly obvious with the tension off the belt when you look at it if that is it.
Another thing to check....
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23rd February 2023, 03:57 PM
#18
Patrol Guru
The burping has begun. Spent some time last night burping the radiator. All went well but I suspect that there may still be an amount of air in the system. I put the front wheels up on ramps and squeezed the hoses. Saw lots of air make its way out the radiator cap orifice. I'll do some more tonight but I thought I would ask if there is any "good" ways to do this? On my scan gauge the coolant temp never went above 86c. But I suspect that it will get to around 86 > 89 when actually driven.
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