Took two radiators down to the "best radiator guy this side of Brisbane" One was total cactus and he said forget it. ( 16fpi that I was hoping would be better for the rebuild) the other was the original out of the project. It is the original 12 fpi from the 850. When I said I will be running an 1100 with it he said "no way you'll be too hot" 12fpi only good for 850 and 998 if not driven hard otherwise you need 16fpi - not only that he recommended some core product I didn't get the name of which he said was a lot more efficient as cooling. He must have blinded me with science or buried me in BS because I took leave of my senses and heard myself telling him to go ahead with the recore at a price of $270

Been kicking myself ever since - just hope it will be as good as he says.

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 27117&rd=1

$270! You got jipped! I picked up a second hand machine cleaned radiator at the swap meet 2 weeks ago for $30!! Sure it aint new but man... you could have bought 9 of them!

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

depends chong it could be a desert cooler core the best radiator cores in australia if not the world these are what all the rodders use race cars and drag cars .... and b4 you say a drag car only runs for like 2 mins thing about the heat generated by these cars also they are used in sprint cars .... so chong i lnow you are learning alot but ...... coments as such are wrong take time to think about what you are saying ... agenral reco of a rad is around 100 ......
makka

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Anonymous moderation means the agro that is built up towards the mods isn't aimed at an individual (fewer "Makk" attacks). Less stress for mods means less moderator "retirements".

$270..... for a recore...
Ned Kelly Rad Service?
I got a new 2 core for less than that.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

yes, that's a tad pricey.....

Thanks for the eBay laugh "3 core radiators are 50% more efficient than 2 core"

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

What does machine cleaned mean

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Chris

Everything I like is either
illegal, immoral or fattening.

Probably a Gurney...
I looked inside, some of the cores were still, er.. `obstructed'.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

You can get a 2 Core Special New from Karcraft Plus postage for that price

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

Makka I am sure a Formula 1 radiator costs $270,000 but that's not the point....

Anyway you can't complain if a few of the cores are blocked for $30!

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

Why am I not surprised.. The problem with radiators is most people don't know how to check them.

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Chris

Everything I like is either
illegal, immoral or fattening.

If you can see any blocked cores it is stuffed.

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Chris

Everything I like is either
illegal, immoral or fattening.

Well, it mightn't be, IF the rad place takes both the tanks off, acid dips it and rods the cores out properly..
But often on an old rad the core is not worth this trouble due to external damage etc.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

New 3 Core rad cost me 189

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No more Minis!......For now.