Word of Warning re Radiator

[Fat Bert]

Just passed MOT with no advisories - not bad for 56000 miles

First run out today.... 70 miles - radiator chucking water out - yet again - 3rd time!

Bottom right corner this time.

Thankfully K-Seal (highly recommended) sorted it in 2 minutes having spent an hour stripping all the panels off.

That's 3 occasions its happened now and on each occasion its always been at an outside corner.

Conclusion?  A curved radiator doesn't sit well with a flat rad guard.  Mine is being removed in the morning and chucked in the bin!

[Murphy]

That’s expensive

[andyrob]

Good going on the mileage there Bert.   

New rad guard time then, no problem here with a R&G. (Famous last words  )

[Fat Bert]

Originally Posted by andyrob

Good going on the mileage there Bert.   

New rad guard time then, no problem here with a R&G. (Famous last words  )

Is the R&G one curved?

I think I may put a washer/spacer on the rad guard before I bin it to try and keep distance between the guard and the rad itself.  Its the 4 corner sections that appears to cause the problem through direct contact and rubbing (ooo errr missus!)

[bazza950]

i fitted an R&G  one-yes its curved and stainless. I wasnt too impressed with the fitting but as i got it secondhand maybe a bracket was missing but its light and the right top corner cable tied in place easily

[Fat Bert]

The guard I have actually clips to the rad itself - this maybe part of the reason for the repeated failure.

TBH after the 3 failures, I think it going to depart to that great rad guard graveyard in the sky!

I'd rather run the risk of a stone being flung up than risk a 4th failure

[__Ray__]

92k/km without a problem and without a radguard.
The fenda extanda does a good enough job to leave the radiator exposed for the full cooling job.

[Fat Bert]

 

Originally Posted by __Ray__

92k/km without a problem and without a radguard.
The fenda extanda does a good enough job to leave the radiator exposed for the full cooling job.