water level

[mud-ge]

any body no the amount of water a 3,0ltr should hold please ,its just that i have had a new header tank and i want to see if there is much difference cheers

[NeillOP]

any body no the amount of water a 3,0ltr should hold please ,its just that i have had a new header tank and i want to see if there is much difference cheers

I have a figure of 10.5 litres on my service schedule

[mud-ge]

cheers mate all makes sense now

[sajjap]

any body no the amount of water a 3,0ltr should hold please ,its just that i have had a new header tank and i want to see if there is much difference cheers

Did you manage to get a new radiator top header tank?

My Radiator is perfect except the top header tank needs to be replaced.

[mud-ge]

yes mate,the local rad supplier also repairs rads.there fitter removed the orignal top tank and made a newer and larger tank out of plate brass he used the orignial filler ,hose connection and brackets,it then gets resoldered and painted .it fitted a treat and looks the dogs ,if i get time tomorrow i`ll post a picture .he also flushed the rad and checked for blockages ,on inspection he said the rad is now better than new ,it also holds about a litre more water .a large portion of his work comes from local 4x4 dealers ,one of his customers even has a spare made up for several models,he would have supplied a new rad but said the rad was to good to ditch .DONT CHUCK IT fix it

[sajjap]

yes mate,the local rad supplier also repairs rads.there fitter removed the orignal top tank and made a newer and larger tank out of plate brass he used the orignial filler ,hose connection and brackets,it then gets resoldered and painted .it fitted a treat and looks the dogs ,if i get time tomorrow i`ll post a picture .he also flushed the rad and checked for blockages ,on inspection he said the rad is now better than new ,it also holds about a litre more water .a large portion of his work comes from local 4x4 dealers ,one of his customers even has a spare made up for several models,he would have supplied a new rad but said the rad was to good to ditch .DONT CHUCK IT fix it

Who and where are these people, any contact detail??

[mud-ge]

hi mate ,hope these piccs are of use,the chaps name is john ,the company is kingston radiators of southampton phone number is 02380225959

[mud-ge]

hi mate hope this helps

[Nick V]

I've used Kingstons before for other cars of mine. They are very good and reasonably priced. How much did they charge cos I may get the same done for mine?

Cheers, Nick

[sajjap]

hi mate ,hope these piccs are of use,the chaps name is john ,the company is kingston radiators of southampton phone number is 02380225959

Thanks for the details.

I called them, and the first thing they said was ,"is it the top tamk", it appears that this seems to be a common fault, they seemed to be a friendly bunch, so i have taken my rad out and will courier it down to them, will keep you posted on how it goes, hopefully they can save me a great deal of dosh

[sajjap]

hi mate hope this helps

I had a call back from the boys @ Kingston rads, they said they can do the same for me, the price is £75+vat delivered, it sounds good to me, I told them that their details were on the surf owners club, and they were very happy to hear it and looked forward to any more custom. .

[mud-ge]

HI SAJJAP
spoke to john from kingston and he said your rad is done and should be on its way back to you tomorrow hope you are as pleased as i am with mine

[sajjap]

Hi

Got the rad back yesterday, they have replaced the top tank, problem solved, a great bunch of guys, and trustworthy, I would definately reccomend them.