Triple core MY / Brumby radiator

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 8:01 pm

I am ideally chasing 2 of the above, however will setttle for one lol

or some one that can make a Triple core MY / Brumby radiator? Both my cars are used for heavy loads in a hot environment, towing, etc. Both run ok now but i want them to run cooler

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:10 am

I finally got around to trying a tip from a farmer in here pre 2005 site crash, and that was to hook up a heater hose via 16mm to 12.7mm brass adaptors and run coolant through an A.C. condensor. Is brilliant except for sustained highway driving when heat soak loses its effect, otherwise driving not even switched on an aux fan except extreme cases for short while.

Was considering a crappy bonnet and mount same on flexy heater hoses to bonnet, fan underneath if it fitted - Hummer style

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:08 am

Sorry one has air con and the other uses it for the WAIC

Proton mouse · Post by **Proton mouse** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:00 pm

Is there no one in Townsville that can make one?? Natrad should be able to.

Post by **TOONGA** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 2:15 pm

I was going to suggest the same thing as Steptoe plumb lines into the heater hoses and run an extra heater core with a switched fan, somewhere under the bonnet.

TOONGA

Proton mouse · Post by **Proton mouse** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 2:43 pm

The car becomes non roadworthy without a working heater!

Post by **TOONGA** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:04 pm

steptoe wrote:I finally got around to trying a tip from a farmer in here pre 2005 site crash, and that was to hook up a heater hose via 16mm to 12.7mm brass adaptors and run coolant through an A.C. condensor. Is brilliant except for sustained highway driving when heat soak loses its effect, otherwise driving not even switched on an aux fan except extreme cases for short while.

Was considering a crappy bonnet and mount same on flexy heater hoses to bonnet, fan underneath if it fitted - Hummer style

TOONGA wrote:I was going to suggest the same thing as Steptoe plumb lines into the heater hoses and run an extra heater core with a switched fan, somewhere under the bonnet.

TOONGA

Proton mouse wrote:The car becomes non roadworthy without a working heater!

Ok so Jonno aka Steptoe said "brass adaptors" I said "plumb into" perhaps we both should have said "attach T pieces to the heater lines so that the heater remains operational..."

TOONGA

Proton mouse · Post by **Proton mouse** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 4:41 pm

Ahh nice! I failed to see the bigger picture there....

Having a non compos mentis Monday...

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:23 pm

steptoe wrote:I finally got around to trying a tip from a farmer in here pre 2005 site crash, and that was to hook up a heater hose via 16mm to 12.7mm brass adaptors and run coolant through an A.C. condensor. Is brilliant except for sustained highway driving when heat soak loses its effect, otherwise driving not even switched on an aux fan except extreme cases for short while.

Was considering a crappy bonnet and mount same on flexy heater hoses to bonnet, fan underneath if it fitted - Hummer style

Out of interest what does the car do with extended highway use?

Unfortanately both my cars have condensers in use, one for air con, one for the WAIC system.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:19 am

Runs about no different at 110 kph in 40 degrees C in the temperature taking boxes, or 54C in direct sunshine. Think at these speeds the unit in front of the radiator just warms the radiator rather than cool it. Was thinking to mount something down under tray just behind seats with stone guard, fan and conncted with heater hose. It has cooled again for another year.....

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:42 pm

The price of making up a 3 core brass/copper radiator, I'd rather put to building a 2 core aluminium radiator.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:59 am

fenix radiators in Sydney were stocking twin core alloy rads for MY last time I spoke to them. Triple core price ten years ago was sub 600 bucks!

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:24 pm

I found out you can get triple core copper one made up here for $550. As the core is just put on old tanks.

Also RSR 555 i can fix kind of easily copper realatively easily on the side of the road...

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:41 am

Yeah Matt.. they are easier to "fix" on the side of the road but this is because they are soldered together and more likely to leak because the solder weakens. The aluminium ones are completed welded and as long as you use high quality coolant (which you should be anyway) then you'll never have an issue with the aluminium ones.

Post by **TOONGA** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:57 pm

I know it isn't copper but it is rather bullet proof looking

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Subaru-Brumb ... 2a2e2473a6

TOONGA