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compatibility between radiators
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Tue, 05 April 2005 10:27
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I have a KE11 and My fan just ate my radiator.. Literally. so I now need a new radiator, and finidng one for a KE10/11 isnt exactly easy so Im wondering if any other KE radiators will bolt up?
Thanks
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Adelaide
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February 2005
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Re: compatibility between radiators
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Tue, 05 April 2005 12:34
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Oh yes! ke20/30/55/70 i'm pretty sure bolt up and then you can use datsun 1200/120y/sunny or gemini, they all have hoses on the same sides as for the k motor, might have to drill a couple of holes (in the radiator not the body) alot of radiators allow some room to drill new ones. also check hoses, might have to get some different hoses or something, for example i have a triple core nissan fj20 radiator that has all the hoses on the correct sides, probably a bit of an overkill so its collecting dust at the moment but nearly anything can be adapted to fit!
just go for a trip to your local wreckers with your old radiator and try otherones against it.
cheers sean
and happy hunting
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sydney
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October 2004
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Re: compatibility between radiators
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Mon, 18 April 2005 09:15
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I ended up getting it re-cored through work. got it real cheap.. the car runs again!
Thank you for your help though
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On Probation
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North East NSW
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December 2002
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Re: compatibility between radiators
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Mon, 18 April 2005 09:22
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i can guarantee you a ke30 radiator is too big to bolt up to a ke20 or ke10. you can however easily make brackets to facilitate the swap
i have a ke30 3-core in my ke25, spaced out at one side. oldcorollas has the same radiator in his ke15, however his mounting is all custom, as the radiator is underneath the support panel, with an L shaped filler neck i had braised on when i got our radiators made
there has been talk of old izuzu (nfi what model) radiators fitting into ke10s. but as our friend found out, unless your tanks are destroyed, the easiest way is to just get the thing re-cored 
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Adelaide
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February 2005
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Re: compatibility between radiators
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Mon, 18 April 2005 09:33
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Cheers for that jamie, i saw a ke30 at u-pull-it yesterday witha torana radiator! they are a pretty thick radiator, dont know how much more cooling it would offer but there you go. How much was your 3core ke30 radiator to get made up?
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On Probation
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North East NSW
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December 2002
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Re: compatibility between radiators
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Mon, 18 April 2005 09:49
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i guess a radiator will only cool as much as the thermostat lets it? a ke30 radiator can cool a 4ag no worries, i wonder what needed a torana radiator, maybe it's all they had
from memory it was $270 i supplied radiator. i already had mine laying around, i picked stewarts up cheap at the wreckers. they wanted $20 for a stuffed one and $70 for a good one. so i took to a good 2-core with a screwdriver and some dirt and got the best of both worlds 
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