my brother and i both have D1s an we stripped a parts truck last year. One of the items we saved was radiator. Neither of currently need a rad, but i was thinking it might make sense to have the radiator professionally cleaned so that we can keep it as a spare. Does this make sense to do?
Spare Radator
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Sure. I had an original radiator serviced when my new, plastic replacement was junk out of the box. As far as I know, that truck is still going in Connecticut.
Does someone offer one that is all metal, no plastic? I hope to keep this disco 2 till they bury me and i am not a fan of plastic...
You might price out what a local radiator shop will charge for a re-core. It could be a cost effective alternative to buying an all-metal replacement and may even deliver better performance. Rates often vary regionally - up here in the PNW a re-core costs more than a plastic-tank radiator and less than an OE replacement. It's been a while since I looked into it and don't remember exact figures.
Having a quality spare is handy. It's a matter of when, not if you'll need to replace it.
Having a quality spare is handy. It's a matter of when, not if you'll need to replace it.
OK, I'll dissent. Why? To have a radiator sitting around "just in case". If rads were known to fail entirely and suddenly then yeah, sure, it makes sense to have a good one around. But they don't.
If you have more than one vehicle and can always bring the rad from your Disco to a rad shop to be re-cored without too much hassle in your life, I would not bother. The work will take less than a day.
If you have more than one vehicle and can always bring the rad from your Disco to a rad shop to be re-cored without too much hassle in your life, I would not bother. The work will take less than a day.
Thats all i needed to know
The disco is just a toy vehical for both my brother and myself.