Can I sue Fluidyne?!
A-rod, sorry to hear about the problems you're having. Maybe Fluidyne has went downhill in the past couple of years---I've been running one since around 2001, and my dad since 2002. At Gotham we used to install them on all the FDs that needed a rad, this back in 2002-2003. Never seen a problem with them, but that's going back a few years.....
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I've seen a Fluidyne core (with custom end tanks) withstand enough pressure to kill a Davies-Craig electric water pump. We called Davies-Craig, and they sent us their newest version which was designed to tolerate higher pressures. What is the rating of your pressure cap? My team ran a 30-psi pressure cap, I believe Fluidyne advised us that their core might not handle much more than that. Note that most RX-7's don't see even half this pressure, the stock cap is 13psi, and most aftermarket caps are 16-19psi.
Give them a call or shoot them an email to see if they'll help you out. If you're too pissed to install their product on your car, you can sell the new radiator on ebay or something.
Where did the radiator fail? I'd also like to see photos.
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Give them a call or shoot them an email to see if they'll help you out. If you're too pissed to install their product on your car, you can sell the new radiator on ebay or something.
Where did the radiator fail? I'd also like to see photos.
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That's a completely different issue. A product warranty issue, which only does damage to things, vs. personal injury, which puts the well being of people in danger. Think of what's more important to our society. That being said, some warranties or contract clauses are struck down because it's unfair. IMO, this isn't one of the situations.
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I've learned a lot about "good" and "bad" welds since I've had the radiator. In NO way am I blaming the failure on the people that installed it. I'm not sure if ALL Fluidynes look this shitty, or just the one I bought; but in any case, they don't look good at all. I bought a "top notch" radiator, and not knowing what a good weld was, assumed they had done a decent job. I don't think it's a crime not knowing what good and bad welding looks like, but I'm glad that I know now, because it has been VERY useful when looking at car parts. I'm still nowhere near being an expert, but I can tell you that these welds look like a little kid in a poor country made them.
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That's a completely different issue. A product warranty issue, which only does damage to things, vs. personal injury, which puts the well being of people in danger. Think of what's more important to our society. That being said, some warranties or contract clauses are struck down because it's unfair. IMO, this isn't one of the situations.
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I burped the system for about half of a day, and continued to do so for a few days after. Now it has been about 3 weeks, and still needs to be topped-off every day or two. Like I said, I'm going to pressure test it and see if I can find a very tiny leak(which must only leak while it is running, as there are no puddles anywhere after I park).
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wondering..I heard that the Rad caps are a different Range than Stock.(on the Fc's anyways)..did you use their cap?..the Oem Cap is supposedly rated Lower to prevent any damage to coolant Seals(.9 bar).A pressure test of the rad will Tell all,but I am not sure whether you should do that,as the manufacturer may say that,This is why your Rad crapped out(to get out of the whole Thing)...anyhow,Two cents in.If I am out of my league with My opinion,My apologies.
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^No, I appreciate ALL opinions, other than "you're trying to get something for nothing", because that is simply not the whole story.
I like to look back on the entire thread and analyze everyone's opinions, and make my decision from there.
I'm not going to take the action I suggested, but I'm going to give them a call and see what they can do for me. Hopefully they're a decent company that will stand behind their products, but who knows?
I like to look back on the entire thread and analyze everyone's opinions, and make my decision from there.
I'm not going to take the action I suggested, but I'm going to give them a call and see what they can do for me. Hopefully they're a decent company that will stand behind their products, but who knows?
Thanks pal, but I'm not some loser that thinks that because of a mistake I made that I'm entitled to free stuff. The radiator was CLEARLY very poorly made, dumped all of my coolant, and now my seals are quite possibly(99%) blown.
I understand that it is an older vehicle with very old seals, but lets compare it to another situation... just because someone is old, can you sell them a shitty breathing machine, and when your garbage equipment breaks down and kills them, say it is ok because they were old and might have died on their own, anyway? NO! So don't come in here preaching like I'm trying to take something that wouldn't rightfully mine, I'm against lawsuits like that 99% of the time, but this is an instance where it is very obvious that a manufacturer's product had direct involvement in the engine's failure.
Some people just **** me off...
I understand that it is an older vehicle with very old seals, but lets compare it to another situation... just because someone is old, can you sell them a shitty breathing machine, and when your garbage equipment breaks down and kills them, say it is ok because they were old and might have died on their own, anyway? NO! So don't come in here preaching like I'm trying to take something that wouldn't rightfully mine, I'm against lawsuits like that 99% of the time, but this is an instance where it is very obvious that a manufacturer's product had direct involvement in the engine's failure.
Some people just **** me off...
Dude, I apologize. I completely misread your post and jumped the gun on you. I had someone attempt a bullshit lawsuit on me years ago (I lost in the end, 2k to a lying ******* landlord) so I just skimmed your post and attacked you for what I thought I read.
Seriously, my bad.
Nothing against you but if it has that bad of welds why did you install it? Think about it. Did you notice the bad welds after what you are claiming that it had a crack or whatever caused the leak. How do we know it was installed correctly and not banged up. Just suck up the loss and forget it. You will never win this case.. Sorry to say this but it's the truth...
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Dude, I apologize. I completely misread your post and jumped the gun on you. I had someone attempt a bullshit lawsuit on me years ago (I lost in the end, 2k to a lying ******* landlord) so I just skimmed your post and attacked you for what I thought I read.
Seriously, my bad.
Seriously, my bad.
I'm going to give Fluidyne a call in a few minutes and see what I can make happen. It might be better for me to have one of my friends do it or something, as I'm not very good at demanding things over the phone...
I would wait to call them until you have photos to send as well. I guarantee you they've burst tested a bunch of radiators at their facility; they should be able to easily spot a radiator failure due to bad welding.
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Oh I know why... the shitty MIG welding all around the entire unit. I swear, I really think I could do a better job of putting that thing together myself. These companies nowadays manufacture items so poorly; it's ridiculous, and very disappointing. I would expect this kind of work had I bought a no-name ebay piece of garbage, but not from a company like this. The plastic on my stocker holds up better than their ****-poor welding.
