hey guys i just bought a aluminium radiator from aussie desert coolers, i have bottle of genuine nissan coolant laying around and was wondering if it was safe to use in this radiator as i dont want the thing corroding on me if i use this coolant. the bloke told me to use GMH inhibitor to suit VN Commodore. cheers in advance
Interesting dilema, do you use the coolant Nissan recommend to protect their engines or the coolant the radiator manufacture recommends for their radiator? You should be safe to use either. If your engine is a TD42 I would probably use the GM coolant to protect your radiator warranty, TD42's are pretty tough. Your choice.
Tony
growler2058 (2nd November 2011)
Sorry cant give any advice on coolant choice , just curious about radiator itself , size / price - any photos please ?
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it should arrive today so i can take photos then but what i have been told is that the standard has 2 rows of 10mm core and this one have a single row of 42mm core so its equivalent to a 4 row radiator and its suppose to bolt straight in, (we'll see) it was only $750 plus postage.
all in and heres the photos u asked 4 boots
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Nice, why did you change over? was your radiator knackered or did you have over heating issues? How is the improvement?
Its a Nissan! =====> Its a Keeper!! ....... Got a TD42 in it BONUS!!....... I'm a lucky bugger! I've got 2 of em!
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little bit of both, i cracked it bout a month ago and was running chemiweld in it (temp fix) and on hot days it was getting rather hot. havent really driven it yet to see if there is any improvement but at least i know being twice the size of the original its wont overheat
Will be really interested in hearing bow you fo mate, make sure you come back here for an update in a week or a month A
and let me know how it's going.
It looks like you have fitted it to a TD42ti?
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The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
Thanks Wulfen. have dealt with aussie dessert coolers a few years back and they were terrific. the new one really looks the goods and the specs to match . very impressesed , cheers . hope its a great thing for you .
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Mrowka (17th November 2011)
yeah it is a TD42ti with a 3in straight thru zorst and boosted to 14psi. it will get a good workout this weekend as ill be towing a camper trailer down to mittagong from singleton for the son of trials plus comp which is bout 4 1/2 hrs. so ill let u know mud on monday how it went
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