30-03-2016, 09:37 AM
So out with the crap rad and in with the second hand rad from bash. Did find that there was an extra inlet on the reservoir so had to bung that up first. Colour coded pipe and bolt!
![[Image: IMG_20160329_174746_zpsvjldjmcj.jpg]](http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z327/srowell3/IMG_20160329_174746_zpsvjldjmcj.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_20160329_175448_zpszxit6vsc.jpg]](http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z327/srowell3/IMG_20160329_175448_zpszxit6vsc.jpg)
and then rad in! Bit harder to fit as its wider and the oil cooler pipe sticks out more. Coolant in so thanks to tom for bringing that over and leaving me with the rest of the bottle! One thing we did find was that the spring in the supposedly stock cap was very tight, almost impossible to push down by hand where as the nissens one could be compressed by hand. Perhaps the previous leaks seen by the previous owner could have been the system unable to release the pressure?
![[Image: IMG_20160329_184702_zpswc4pjxvp.jpg]](http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z327/srowell3/IMG_20160329_184702_zpswc4pjxvp.jpg)
Looking vaguely respectable under there now and at least its all working and tight.
![[Image: IMG_20160329_185145_zpsiunj3xuc.jpg]](http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z327/srowell3/IMG_20160329_185145_zpsiunj3xuc.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_20160329_192825_zps2wbmiep5.jpg]](http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z327/srowell3/IMG_20160329_192825_zps2wbmiep5.jpg)
Done 50 miles and temperatures were lower, water not reaching 70 and oil more under 90 than it was previously!
![[Image: IMG_20160329_174746_zpsvjldjmcj.jpg]](http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z327/srowell3/IMG_20160329_174746_zpsvjldjmcj.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_20160329_175448_zpszxit6vsc.jpg]](http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z327/srowell3/IMG_20160329_175448_zpszxit6vsc.jpg)
and then rad in! Bit harder to fit as its wider and the oil cooler pipe sticks out more. Coolant in so thanks to tom for bringing that over and leaving me with the rest of the bottle! One thing we did find was that the spring in the supposedly stock cap was very tight, almost impossible to push down by hand where as the nissens one could be compressed by hand. Perhaps the previous leaks seen by the previous owner could have been the system unable to release the pressure?
![[Image: IMG_20160329_184702_zpswc4pjxvp.jpg]](http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z327/srowell3/IMG_20160329_184702_zpswc4pjxvp.jpg)
Looking vaguely respectable under there now and at least its all working and tight.
![[Image: IMG_20160329_185145_zpsiunj3xuc.jpg]](http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z327/srowell3/IMG_20160329_185145_zpsiunj3xuc.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_20160329_192825_zps2wbmiep5.jpg]](http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z327/srowell3/IMG_20160329_192825_zps2wbmiep5.jpg)
Done 50 miles and temperatures were lower, water not reaching 70 and oil more under 90 than it was previously!