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> are aluminum radiators generally repairable?, my renegade radiator is leaking : (
jimkelly
post Nov 27 2015, 01:31 PM
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I have a renegade radiator in my v8 car and it is leaking. I bought the radiator from renegade probably around 2005, not much miles on it, but lots of years.

any suggestions on who I can buy a replacement radiator from? and cost? model number would be great.


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post Nov 27 2015, 03:45 PM
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So my car had a renegade radiator that had less than a thousand miles on it when it started to leak.i pulled it out, took it to a rad shop and he could not fix it.he tried to fix but just couldn't hold pressure. So I ordered a new one from renegade. and less than a year went buy and it also leaked.the rad is floated in with all the proper schrods.it has the rubber on the sides and the bottom and the little supports on bottom per renegade install directions.I also have ground straps. So I called Scott the owner and ask him (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) first he ask me if I could move rad up and down and side by side and to make sure it's not ridged as the car will flex with that much power.told him yes it floats.so then he went on and on about aluminum not being as pure as it used to be (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) and I mean on and on.to make a very long story short he told me to use bars leaks rad stop leak. I was surprised that this was his fix being a hign end shop.Anyway I went ahead and used them as I didn't want to spend another 500 on another rad.it hasn't leaked since,but I'm sure it will.next time I'm going to go with someone else.
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jimkelly   are aluminum radiators generally repairable?   Nov 27 2015, 01:31 PM
GeorgeRud   If a local radiator shop can't help you, I ima...   Nov 27 2015, 02:10 PM
veekry9   http://www.griffinrad.com/company.php?tid=33 A cu...   Nov 27 2015, 02:17 PM
jimkelly   I just emailed griffin. dtf. http://www.griffinr...   Nov 27 2015, 02:53 PM
colingreene   Depends on where the leak is coming from Saldana R...   Nov 27 2015, 02:22 PM
mb911   I have a renegade radiator in my v8 car and it is...   Nov 27 2015, 02:49 PM
sb914   So my car had a renegade radiator that had less th...   Nov 27 2015, 03:45 PM
Andyrew   Where is the leak coming from? Mine started leakin...   Nov 27 2015, 03:56 PM
jimkelly   looking at radiator from front, but I have a grill...   Nov 27 2015, 04:02 PM
Andyrew   looking at radiator from front, but I have a gril...   Nov 27 2015, 04:29 PM
jimkelly   bars.. huh..   Nov 27 2015, 03:58 PM
jimkelly   yeah.. I may have one reasonably close.. I will ca...   Nov 27 2015, 04:40 PM
matthepcat   I had a similar experience. Maybe try a copper cor...   Nov 27 2015, 04:46 PM
Chris914n6   Back in my day Renegade radiators were made by Ron...   Nov 27 2015, 05:22 PM
dlkawashima   Back in my day Renegade radiators were made by Ro...   Nov 28 2015, 01:47 PM
jimkelly   removed shroud cover. seems leak is clearly far m...   Nov 27 2015, 06:36 PM
matthepcat   Believe me it's not worth repairing. It will l...   Nov 27 2015, 07:51 PM
Andyrew   Thats the radiator I have and Mike Bellis has. He...   Nov 27 2015, 07:59 PM
jimkelly   celica radiator threads and a pic from each http:...   Nov 27 2015, 08:25 PM
Andyrew   Yup. You can see that I mounted mine really close ...   Nov 27 2015, 08:33 PM
jimkelly   just ordered to splices from jags that run, a 1 to...   Nov 27 2015, 08:55 PM
Cairo94507   That just does not make sense. Aluminum radiators...   Nov 28 2015, 08:08 AM
rmdinmd   I have never known bars leak to work for any perio...   Nov 28 2015, 08:12 AM
Cracker   Jim - I attached a little message on your thread e...   Nov 28 2015, 08:51 AM
jimkelly   I did miss that post. someone mentioned copper co...   Nov 28 2015, 08:55 AM
crash914   be sure to use the correct coolant for aluminum. ...   Nov 28 2015, 09:46 AM
jimkelly   few more pics of the shrouding.   Nov 28 2015, 10:12 AM
jimkelly   I bought this one today. thanks.   Nov 28 2015, 02:55 PM
ThePaintedMan   Chads74 has a Renegrade radiator too, and he's...   Nov 28 2015, 03:10 PM
Chris H.   Dang that Celica radiator is really becoming the s...   Nov 28 2015, 04:40 PM
Mike Bellis   Dang that Celica radiator is really becoming the ...   Nov 28 2015, 08:17 PM
jimkelly   ray (aka: A&P Mech) provided me these addition...   Nov 29 2015, 08:14 AM
dakotaewing   ray (aka: A&P Mech) provided me these additio...   Nov 29 2015, 08:10 PM
A&P Mech   Jim, you are correct. The top and bottom isolation...   Nov 29 2015, 10:21 AM
76-914   Jim, once your radiator is installed and topped of...   Nov 29 2015, 10:56 AM
jimkelly   i'm thinking you are serious? just never hear...   Nov 29 2015, 12:34 PM
76-914   Absotootely. The reason I wanted to see the voltag...   Nov 29 2015, 12:51 PM
A&P Mech   [quote name='jimkelly' post='2270986' date='Nov 2...   Nov 29 2015, 09:02 PM
dakotaewing   Thanks Ray! What were you using for the upper...   Nov 29 2015, 10:07 PM
A&P Mech   You are correct. I made aluminum mount and found a...   Nov 29 2015, 10:22 PM
chads74   This is some great info. Like George said I have h...   Nov 30 2015, 12:05 AM
jimkelly   seems ray welded tabs at the far ends of the lower...   Nov 30 2015, 07:21 AM
A&P Mech   seems ray welded tabs at the far ends of the lowe...   Nov 30 2015, 01:48 PM


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