 are aluminum radiators generally repairable?, my renegade radiator is leaking : ( |
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| jimkelly |
  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. Attached image(s) 
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| Chris914n6 |
Nov 27 2015, 05:22 PM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,504 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Back in my day Renegade radiators were made by Ron Davis. Maybe they will warranty their work as they have a rep to keep.
http://www.rondavisradiators.com/ |
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| dlkawashima |
Nov 28 2015, 01:47 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 9,749 Joined: 1-October 10 From: San Jose Member No.: 12,234 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Chris914n6 @ Nov 27 2015, 03:22 PM)  Back in my day Renegade radiators were made by Ron Davis. Maybe they will warranty their work as they have a rep to keep. My Renegade radiator also failed. Contacted Ron Davis and they said they will not warranty or even touch a radiator installed with the Renegade Hybrids kit. They said the mounting method is a flawed design that does a poor job of isolating the radiator from the stresses introduced by the relatively flexible nose of the 914. Renegade now gets their radiators from CBR Performance. I *think* they're custom made for Renegade, but the model that's closest in size is the CBR1003, about 31”X14”X3”. They're not cheap. The 2000-2005 Celica radiator is approximately the same size and quite a bit cheaper. You can find them all day long on ebay for less than $50 (with plastic water tank). You can even find all aluminum ones for under $100, including shipping. |
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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 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
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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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