hey guys, radiator is leaking and rad guy said its rotten on the bottom. i can get a new one online at autozone or someone, but wanted to be sure that they r identical to what i have as far as cooling capacity and all that. with the turbo and all that other jazz wanna make sure im doin the right thing! any help is appreciated!.....Scott
As far as I know there is no replacement radiators available. Valeo used to make one but I cannot find them anywhere anymore. Good luck finding one.....check the F/S section might get luckly.
this guy might have one...
http://www.v6z24.com/jbodyforum/viewtopic.php?t=101420&sid=dd037ad8d20ed8aef985e2d14290acb4
A word of advice. Do NOT trsut or listen to part stores. They ALL say they can get one or have them, regardless of what they're computer data tells them. They are not aware of the side mount intercooler, which allows for only a shorter but wider radiator.
You're ONLY bet is to find one in a junkyard like I did, or buy one from a fellow TGP/TSTE owner. Sorry man...
Melyboy, I don't think he has the radiator. Just all the other parts for the turbo setup, which he won't seperate lol...I tried already.
lol, well I thought if he asked reallllly nicely he might pull one out of his ass... lol
I have a TGP rad I could send to get recored for ya, but I would need a non-refundable down payment up front, cause its expensive.
hi, this is why i was asking u the experts yer advice. autozone has one. radiators.com, etc. the book SAYS 3.1turbo so i assumed maybe it was ok since they denoted the turbo option? what exactly IS the difference? the intercooler is seperate on the side of it so that doesnt affect it? its at my radiator guys and he can recore it for $300 but i just didnt want to go there unloess i have to. another in a junk yard could be just the way mine is. i never noticed any leaks from it before the inlet tube popped off, so was thinkin of bars leakin it and just usin it. ive done that before with good permanant results/ also does anyone know what kind of heat this engine will take before warping heads or anything? the temp gauge red zone is way higher than most and with the turbo im assuming built to take it, but i overheated it the first time the tube broke off and then i repaired it myself and did it again! i hope i dont go thru all this radiator crap and i have other damage! it seemed to drive ok just before i did it AGAIN!:)........Scot
Quote from: McLaren1 on April 30, 2008, 09:20:58 AM
hi, this is why i was asking u the experts yer advice. autozone has one. radiators.com, etc. the book SAYS 3.1turbo so i assumed maybe it was ok since they denoted the turbo option? what exactly IS the difference? the intercooler is seperate on the side of it so that doesnt affect it? its at my radiator guys and he can recore it for $300 but i just didnt want to go there unloess i have to. another in a junk yard could be just the way mine is. i never noticed any leaks from it before the inlet tube popped off, so was thinkin of bars leakin it and just usin it. ive done that before with good permanant results/ also does anyone know what kind of heat this engine will take before warping heads or anything? the temp gauge red zone is way higher than most and with the turbo im assuming built to take it, but i overheated it the first time the tube broke off and then i repaired it myself and did it again! i hope i dont go thru all this radiator crap and i have other damage! it seemed to drive ok just before i did it AGAIN!:)........Scot
Ok let me make this clear unless it is the dimensions of the stock one, or you have a front mounted intercooler (which is an option then you can run a stock GP radiator)you have to get the TGP radiator. Autozone, pepboys, advance auto all of them are going to give you a stock GP radiator not a TGP or TSTE radiator. The ones online are probably wrong to. Go ahead and get it recored or have someone install a front mounted intercooler for you, or get a new charge piple that bypasses the intercooler and get rid of the intercooler if you are running stock boost. There really are not many options, one of the problems with these cars.
I have a bad rad. aswell and I am going to get a C&R radiator that is 26 legnth and 16 high. Also going withan aftermarket transmission cooler to take care of the issue and get a N/A coolant bottle. That should fix all my problems
Heh, your inlet tube popped off too. Wonder if there is some bad brazzing on that. One I saw in the salvage yard had it too, and my spare one has the same problem.
I know a guy up in greenbay wis and he has a good stock radiator for a tgp. but he wants $200 for it you guys think that is a ok price?
Get a kick ass aluminum radiator and do a front mount setup. Poor cars run way too damn hot in the summer time to be comfortable around town. Radiator works great crusing 65-70, drop that down to 35-40 around town, watch that poor temp gauge skyrocket :icon_mad:
Holy old thread batman!
yea its old. but just to say my TGP never has any problems running hot with a 195 stock stat on it in the dead summer 105 outside a/c on full blast.....
where are you located?
Quote from: Prospeeder on April 20, 2009, 04:43:37 PM
yea its old. but just to say my TGP never has any problems running hot with a 195 stock stat on it in the dead summer 105 outside a/c on full blast.....
Agreed. Mine likes to run at 204*F according to my neighbors scan gauge... taken on a 100* day with near 100% humidity.
I live in Polo Il aka B.F.E. its south of rockford. I will see the guy at the Jefferson swap meet at the end of this week
Why dont you just buy one of Kens?
http://www.tgpforums.com/index.php/topic,4994.0.html
I don't really need a extra radiator I just figureed i would take any tgp parts off this guys hands because he ended up selling all the rest of his cars after his girlfriend rolled his black one with a grey interior. I figured maybe you guys could use it.
Quote from: NTRCOOL on April 21, 2009, 12:57:15 PM
I don't really need a extra radiator I just figureed i would take any tgp parts off this guys hands because he ended up selling all the rest of his cars after his girlfriend rolled his black one with a grey interior
I would be livid... :twitch:
last weds. night my inlet popped off my radiator also. I took it to a repair shop and he wanted $375 to recore the original or he could make a custom aluminum one for $450. I had been thinking about an aluminum custom any way so I had him make one. when I get it back I will post some pictures. i will probably do the overflow relocation also, I found a Z-34 overflow bottle and then maybe a k&n filter on the turbo.
im thinking about swapping out to a full size radiator and front mount or something on my STE project...
I have two good radiators pm me an offer and I'll ship it out asap. I don't need them.
Ken