Thanks for the post, Rocbar. In all this excitement , I’m not sure we have documented the easy order of removal of turbo starter work 1 fight the top screws out of the fan shroud 2 slacken the bottom two screws a few turns 3 pop the fan up but do not remove yes 4 relieve various wiring clips amd har...

Looked under Blue Steel’s hood to check the coolant level and saw these cracks where I’d seen some weeping over the summer. Why hasn’t it leaked? Can I JB Weld it, or is it an urgent replacement? I’m guessing the latter. 8D2198C4-611F-459F-98A1-7BEB9E2C57CA.jpeg I wouldn't run the risk to see the s...

Local travel only Bruno. That white residue has plugged the cracks but the if that lets go there will be a big coolant loss Definite;y gorp someJB on each crack to get through the holiday week(s) then reward her with a new Nissens ftom FCP and two new radiator hoses. Do you want some cool kid oetike...

When the radiator starts to leak/crack there, your first points to check are your upper and lower torque rod bushes but more importantly the crank pulley mount. When that one fails, the engine moves a lot more on that side and puts more strain on the top water hose area. I would JB Weld it and check...

Yeah, that radiator is about to burst. Definitely replace it ASAP.

If you have a split socket, you can always use a hose clamp around the body of it to prevent it opening up and slipping.

Neil.

Don't think you need a coolant cleaner unless you are not replacing the coolant relatively frequently like every 3-4 years. You can flush it with water. I would suggest if the Nissens radiator is not supplied with new 'O' rings and clips the 'O' rings are definitely worth changing, the clips/clamps ...

If you have not already done it, start soaking the 2 radiator mounting bolts (one either side). Thread is pointing upwards. This will hopefully prevent the bolts breaking the captured nuts off and spinning. Job then becomes a lot more 'fun'!

Good luck!

Neil.

brunocerous wrote: ↑29 Nov 2022, 14:26 Ordered the new Nissens radiator and crossing my fingers that the weather cooperates this weekend.

Bring it and the kids out to port Jeff for the weekend and we will get her done

Ordered the new Nissens radiator and crossing my fingers that the weather cooperates this weekend. Bring it and the kids out to port Jeff for the weekend and we will get her done Thank you for the invitation! I have mandatory kids swim team “volunteer” duty or else we would’ve been there. I had jus...