Thanks for your input. I felt mine was beyond help so I contacted
British Miles in PA and he had a pristine original which he is shipping
out to me. Ive heard the repros are horrible and this should be a much
better solution. Thanks again, John
Mark Hooper wrote:
>Find a good shop and have it recored. You can ask for a core with higher
>density than the original and thus have better cooling. IMHO it's better
>than buying a cheap repro that doesn't give you any better cooling and isn't
>the original anyway. I had my rad recored and now cooling issues are a
>distant memory. And that's in a car that was better at boiling over than
>going forward. Even stuck in traffic in the summer sun the gauge only moves
>a little.
>
>Best of luck,
>
>Mark Hooper
>72 TR6
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Mitchell [mailto:jmitch@snet.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 12:39 PM
>To: triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Radiator
>
>
> I just pulled the radiator out of my 76 TR6 because of a small leak.
> Apparently at some time in the past, the fac must have hit the
>radiator and theres a great deal of damage to the cooling fins, much
>more than could be combed out. Ive heard so many bad things about
>replacement units on here. I was wondering if anybody knew of a good
>aftermarket replacement. Thanks, John Mitchell
>
>1976 TR6 BRG
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