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Re: Which radiator for 1ggte Hilux
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Tue, 16 November 2004 01:50
 
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Do what Skip has said and check all the bigger cars at the wreckers, like Falcon's and Commodore's for what may fit and what pipes line up where.
Or, do what I did, make a friend of the local Natrad agent, leave him some ID and even a $20 refundable deposit, and borrow his radiator catalogue for the weekend - Friday night to Monday morning. Go through every single rad in the book with your measurements and see what will fit in your Hilux, and where the pipes will line up.
With any luck he may have a suitable one in stock as I would recommend you go a brand new/recond rad to keep your 1G-GTE cool.
Also, moving inlet, outlet and drain cocks is a simple job for a rad mob, so don't be discouraged if your perfect size rad has the pipes in the wrong place.
Don't discount a recond Hilux rad for your car anyway. A 1.8 tonne 4WD Hilux carrying a tonne in the back (as they are rated to do) puts a fair load on its std engine so its likely that a recond Hilux rad. would be more than enough for your cooling needs.
Measure the length, height and thickness of the cores of both the half cut rad and your std Hilux rad and see what volume they displace (ht x w x thickness = cm 3). You may find the Hilux one could be greater volume than the half cut unit.
Anyway - I still recommend a new/recond rad for your new motor rather than a dodgy second hand unit from a wrecker.
[Updated on: Tue, 16 November 2004 01:52]
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