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Manuel Kasko

By Manuel Kasko,
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Manuel Kasko

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Hey guys so I got 2 issues that just came about when I put my 2nd hand radiator in.

1st. It has hoses on the bottom of it for power steering I have just left these as my car doesn't have hoses running to power steering from the radiator.

This wont cause any issues will it?

2nd. The outlet from my engine to my radiator is rusted so badly now when I tried to clamp it back up it just crushed and leaks.

I now have no where to connect the hose from my radiator to. Ideas please?

All I could think of doing was pulling the whole thing out and taking it to get a little section of pipe welded onto it.

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damn thats some bad corrosion. i would suggest doing what you mentioned and remove the intake manifold or it should be possible to get it welded while its still on the car. you'd just need to make sure everything was covered up well. with regards to the 2 hoses coming out they would be for the transmission cooler for an automatic r33. i take it yours is a manual? then just plug up the 2 holes.

Manuel Kasko Grand Master

Manuel Kasko

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Yeah my car is a manual.

Do I have to plug them up or can I just leave them to drain then leave it alone?

I might go talk to a radiator place on monday or go to a welder and see what he thinks about doing it in car.

Glad I caught this early because I would hate to have this pop doing 100km down the highway

abr33 Proficient

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They are a press in pipe, and your auto cooler lines dont 'need' plugging as long as they are never going to be needed again. Id just cap them with something maybe put a bit of fuel hose joining the 2 pipes.

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abr33

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nope, rip it out, if its easy enough, machine up (or get machined) a s/s pipe that replaces it

To weld it would be superficial if your welding to rusted already very thin tube. or rip it out and tig on an alloy tube. i like the s/s pipe idea better though. Never rust again!.

Your block wont be that rusted, cast iron rusts hardly anything compared to mild steel rolled tube. will still be a bit rusty but ok. Get a good coolant and run a bit of castrol RCI (radiator and corrosion inhibitor)

Manuel Kasko Grand Master

Manuel Kasko

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Great thanks :D

Might see if anyone is wrecking a 33 and I could just get a whole new one for like $20

If I cant then I will price up a s/s one

Thanks for the help guys

I will have to get a mate around to help try work out if its all earthed correctly

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