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JayCarr
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20th Jun 07 at 09:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is there any size differences in radiators for Corsa's? I want to get a new one, but want to get the biggest one i can.

Sure i heard something like the diesel model one is biggest?

Any help would be great.
Dean_W
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The diesel one is the biggest IIRC.
lil_g
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20th Jun 07 at 09:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
would a diesel radiator be a straight swap then for a petrol one then?
JayCarr
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Found some diimensions and the Diesel one is bigger. I'm pretty sure it will fit in a petrol model. Although the water pipes are in different places to the petrol version.
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so doesn't that mean that you would need to relocate your coolant pipes to fit a diesel one then.
Dave A
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aircon Rad is the best IMO. direct fit and about 1/3 bigger than standard. pics of it in the project Vsport thread somewhere.
lee mitchell
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with the aircon rad u will struggle to get a pipe to go to the thermostat. wots wrong with the rad u got as was new only a year or so
JayCarr
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Yeah i did think that the pipe was in a different place to the one on there now. My car runs at around 93 degrees when on the move, but as soon as you stop for just a second, the temp goes right up and takes a while to come back down again. I thought a bigger rad might help?
lee mitchell
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20th Jun 07 at 22:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cool running fan switch is wot u want.
JayCarr
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I have seen that LMF sell these. But the picture of it is different to the one on the car, so didn't want to order it and it be wrong. It was a 3 pinone ad mines a two pin.

At the minute the fan comes on at 102, and i dont like watching it getting that hot


I have a Calibra Turbo thermostat that opens at 82 degrees which helped alot.
lee mitchell
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il try and get u apart number for one mate.
JayCarr
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21st Jun 07 at 08:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thanks Lee
jr
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get a cool running swith, and then put a manual switch on the dash as well
Dave A
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if you cut down the standard hose by 1.5" it fits the aircon rad fine
Superlite Ltd.
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M-TECH fan switch turns on at 92 degrees
JayCarr
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Dont suppose you have a link do you?
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put "M-TECH cool-running thermostat" in google
JayCarr
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Will do mate. Cheers.


Just seen it on LMF and it looks different to mine. Mines got a plastic casing around the electrode bits. Its probobly just the same as mine but without the cover round it.

[Edited on 21-06-2007 by JayCarr]
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if you need a cool running fan switch to keep temps down, theres probably an underlying reason why it is getting hot, a fan switch is a quick temporary cure but whats making it get so hot?
JayCarr
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Thats what i'm thinking Dave. Not sure what would do it? i've done the old airblock thing, letting it bubble over.

Its not really really bad though, but i hate seeing the temp going so high. The fan at the moment is coming on at 102 so would prefer it to come on a bit lower.
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pressurised systemsa are safe to about 115 degrees but its not advised to go much over 100.
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