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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 09:58 AM
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Look at it this way....the Disco radiator displaces heat from water and oil.....that's two coolers in one! If you buy them separately, they would cost the same (or more) in combination. In retrospect, it would probably cheaper if they were separate.

Anyway, a recore is the best thing to do with these full metal radiators. Less overall waste to the environment. It will work and perform just like or better than new. The new plastic/aluminum ones.....that's a different story. Once the plastic caps start to go, which are not replaceable, you need to buy a whole NEW radiator!

If I ever needed a NEW solid radiator for the Disco....I'd give Griffin another call....
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:20 AM
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Griffin?
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Disco Mike
As Tom mentioned, go for a good H.D. recore, still expensive but a great end result.
Do you mean have another row added? this would be the only benefit over a new rad i suppose
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 11:11 AM
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Yeah, another or larger.
If you look at the back side of the OE radiator there's about a 1/4"-1/2" space between the back of the fins and the edge of the frame. The one I just had done fills the frame.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 11:31 AM
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Hot tanked, cleaned and rodded 45 dollars. with rover club discount.

B&B radiator carrollton texas.



Retracting this as they felt my radiator was ruined and needs to be recored for 425.....damn
 

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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 11:49 AM
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GAH FFS, does anyone know of a good shop north of atlanta? Only place I have found wants 150 dollars to service rad and thats if I bring it in. They want another 250 +coolant if they have to remove it. sounds insane to me..
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 12:25 PM
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$150 to have it rodded and pressure tested sounds about right for the Atlanta area. There's Kell's Radiator Service in Douglasville, but that's the west side.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 12:30 PM
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New ones on ebay for 232
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 12:55 PM
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for a D1? I live up in kennesaw.....
 

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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by filbs
for a D1? I live up in kennesaw.....
Yes. I'm buying one now
 
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