clio radiator fitting?

[dogwood]

I may be stating the obvious here.
But have you guys tried tilting the rad ?
I had probs with the bottom hose (Polo rad)
So pushed the bottom of the rad out to get clearence
on the hose.

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by dogwood

I may be stating the obvious here.
But have you guys tried tilting the rad ?

I knew that David

Going to give it another tweak or two this morning .... I may have been having one of my brain freeze days yesterday

[davidimurray]

I think there are some good pics of mounting the clio rad in AshG's photobucket account - http://s707.photobucket.com/home/ashgardiner

[gus]

I used a Mk 2 Polo radiator, and it fitted vertically quite nicely. Managed to plumb it up using the original Sierra hoses, and some bits of metal pipe.

I have attached a link to the one I bought below.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLKSWAGEN-POL...item5d287995b8

Price was quite resonable I thought for a brand new rad.

I have also attached a pic to show you what it looked like fitted.

Cheers

Gus

[gingea1pom]

Gus,

Cheers for the link,

I am going to get one of them when I get home tonight, before the whole forum starts buying them and the price goes up.

Cheers Graham

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by gus

I have also attached a pic to show you what it looked like fitted.

Cheers

Gus

Cheers for that image Gus

That is persactly the same rad that I have been messing with ( Thicker core that's all )

Good price is that too

[gus]

Not a problem guys. Happy to help where I can.

Cheers

Gus

[twinturbo]

If your going to mount it on end, make sure you header tank is way above the rad's inlet/outlet and idealy fitted with a level warning..

Otherwise, if the water drops too low the water may not pump out of the outlet, and also the thermo switch may be high and dry...

TT

[gingea1pom]

Originally Posted by gus

I used a Mk 2 Polo radiator, and it fitted vertically quite nicely. Managed to plumb it up using the original Sierra hoses, and some bits of metal pipe.

I have attached a link to the one I bought below.

http://<b>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLK...5d287995b8</b>

Price was quite resonable I thought for a brand new rad.

I have also attached a pic to show you what it looked like fitted.

Cheers

Gus

Well I am back in sunny Wiltshire after the 3 hour drive from the midlands, Nicky shot straight out to stock up with food and whilst she was gone I bought the radiator.

Happy days

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by gingea1pom

Well I am back in sunny Wiltshire after the 3 hour drive from the midlands, Nicky shot straight out to stock up with food and whilst she was gone I bought the radiator.

Happy days

Well done that man

After seeing Gus's picture I went out after lunch ready to get stuck into re-mounting that rad.

Go to use the welder just to find that the wire speed is stuck on full volume once again

So, spent the afternoon pulling that lot apart .... All fine again now .... The damp enviroment of the worksop affects a potentiometer on the main PCB.

Let's hope it goes on for another couple of years before I have to strip it again