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New Silla radiator
We'll I just got done with the Silla radiator installation. I'm pretty sure there's other threads like mine, but I figure a good word would go unnoticed if I added to one of them.
Anyway, it fit perfectly. It's a little more "generic" then the original of course. One thing, the dense foam insulation surrounding the original radiator was soaked, gross and crumbling away, so I removed all of it. The Silla does not have any of this foam. I might try replacing it carefully with something from home depot. I was stunned at the amount of caked grime that had accumulated on the bottom of my old radiator from about 3 months of slow leaking. I ordered it from http://www.carpartswholesale.com/ not EBAY. It was $179.67 plus $18.90 shipping to PA. They shipped it the next day and it came quick in a sturdy box. |
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If you can, please post a picture of it in the SVX. If you have any pictures of it before you installed it, those would be good too. Thanks in advance.
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I'll get you some good pictures post installation, and a picture of the old radiator.
It has an interesting smell, I just took a 20 mile or so drive, like road construction. I think the whole thing was painted with that asphalt paint. The old radiator was not, the aluminum fins were unpainted. |
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If the fins of the radiator were painted, wouldn't that significantly reduce the effect of it? I would think it less likely to cool as well as the paint would act as insulation, not what you want in a radiator.
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Pics
These are largish. I peeled off the "Made In China" sticker, I can see the residue with super hi-res camera, but I not notice with my poor eyesight. Sorry, I tried under the car but the lighting was not good and it's bloody COLD in my garage!
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