Alloy radiators

[gurules]

Hey has anyone tried any of those Chinese alloy radiators ,do they last,are they ok of road,do they last  cool OK  feedback would be great thanks Dave

[fishfinder]

I worked for a company that sold them about 3 out of 20 sold would fail

[kiwipete]

I don't know about the Chinese ones but I was looking at the PWR ones Locally made..  The only down side is that you must have them isolated from the body of the car, Good rubbers (Not hard)...    Electrolysis could occur if the radiator was allowed to earth through the body...  Softly mounted will save it from being stressed to a point it will work harden in places and finally crack.   

Having said that most radiators are rubber mounted and should be isolated anyway, just a tad more important with a Al one (so I have been told)....   I like them....  But are pricey...   

[Moto Mech]

Just remember that alloy will only flex very few times before it cracks. And even though radiators are rubber mounted, 4WD's flex alot and will possible lead to cracked radiators. With plastic tanks crimped to alloy core's a radiator can be twisted/flexed a considerable amount  before damage happens.

[Bird]

John on here (everything4wd) had an alloy radiator, and had nothing but problems with it. Had it repaired, mounts redone more than once.
Cant remember what brand it was though

[Footy Shorts Shane]

I use a lot of alloy radiators at work. Some locally made, some imported. The imported radiators are mostly junk.

A local, custom built core will far exceed an imported piece of crap, but you'll pay for it. ADRAD is the best I've found for a quality built radiator.

A copper core is very easily repaired. An alloy core is not.

Shane.

[gurules]

Thanks guys dont wanna pay 1000 for one think ill stick to standard advice was appreciated


Dave