lookforjoe
True Classic
I followed racerX's excellent guide to do my rad install, but made some changes, in part due to routing around the ac condensor & lines.
Ended spending at least 5 hours on this - longest rad install I ever did!
Hose routing I chose to use..
stock routing: upper hose still goes to right side. Hose is a composite of stock rightside hose (lower portion) and stock leftside hose (Gates 25808, upper portion) connected with 1.5" coupler
lower hose is Gates 21263, as used by RacerX - I had to cut off some of the wide end, it was too large for the fixed pipe neck.
Fan is Mr Gasket 14". A little large, but I already had it on hand, and I just had to space out the upper ties using the stock lower radiator mount bushings, to allow clearance for the recessed bracket on the body (cut & folded as per RacerX's directions) I used a old Volvo radiator sensor "T", as the coupler here & wired the sensor, so I can use it if needed.
Rad installed - left bracket
right bracket
AC Condensor lower brackets - made from Volvo central lock motor bracket
Upper AC condensor mounts - cut another Volvo bracket
right
left
fitment around AC lines (pic was partially lightened in photoshop to show detail - hence the funky look)
taken during test fitment -I didn't forget the clamps in these two pics :rolleyes2:
lower hose
left side fitment - no contact/chafing
I ran the engine & bled the rad, seemed to be all good, so we went out to dinner in it. Started to overheat after getting off (drove about 15 miles) the highway. Coolant pooling in the forward storage cavity front edge - I thought maybe the top was pressing down on the bleeder & allowing the coolant to escape, but when I added water at a gas station (reservoir was bone dry!), it certainly appeared to be leaking somewhere up top front as I filled it. Got the car home, didn't overheat until the last mile. I ran it in the driveway, adding water until the engine temp was back to normal, shut it down. Hopefully no damage was down to the motor.
I'm assuming my bleeder valve is leaking - I used teflon tape to seal it. I'll have to check it out in the morning & see. Probably just pull the rad & reseal the bleeder & blanking plug with silicone instead. I don't have a pressure tester, so I'll hopefully be able to determine where it's leaking from residue of today's run.
Ended spending at least 5 hours on this - longest rad install I ever did!
Hose routing I chose to use..
stock routing: upper hose still goes to right side. Hose is a composite of stock rightside hose (lower portion) and stock leftside hose (Gates 25808, upper portion) connected with 1.5" coupler
lower hose is Gates 21263, as used by RacerX - I had to cut off some of the wide end, it was too large for the fixed pipe neck.
Fan is Mr Gasket 14". A little large, but I already had it on hand, and I just had to space out the upper ties using the stock lower radiator mount bushings, to allow clearance for the recessed bracket on the body (cut & folded as per RacerX's directions) I used a old Volvo radiator sensor "T", as the coupler here & wired the sensor, so I can use it if needed.
Rad installed - left bracket
right bracket
AC Condensor lower brackets - made from Volvo central lock motor bracket
Upper AC condensor mounts - cut another Volvo bracket
right
left
fitment around AC lines (pic was partially lightened in photoshop to show detail - hence the funky look)
taken during test fitment -I didn't forget the clamps in these two pics :rolleyes2:
lower hose
left side fitment - no contact/chafing
I ran the engine & bled the rad, seemed to be all good, so we went out to dinner in it. Started to overheat after getting off (drove about 15 miles) the highway. Coolant pooling in the forward storage cavity front edge - I thought maybe the top was pressing down on the bleeder & allowing the coolant to escape, but when I added water at a gas station (reservoir was bone dry!), it certainly appeared to be leaking somewhere up top front as I filled it. Got the car home, didn't overheat until the last mile. I ran it in the driveway, adding water until the engine temp was back to normal, shut it down. Hopefully no damage was down to the motor.
I'm assuming my bleeder valve is leaking - I used teflon tape to seal it. I'll have to check it out in the morning & see. Probably just pull the rad & reseal the bleeder & blanking plug with silicone instead. I don't have a pressure tester, so I'll hopefully be able to determine where it's leaking from residue of today's run.
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