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Old 03-24-10, 12:12 AM
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Help with aluminum radiator

Hello,

I bought an aluminum radiator today, and it doesn't have the hole for the coolant level sensor.

Does anyone know how to make one, or know of someone who can do this?

Kinda an emergency as the FC is my daily

Thanks!
-Mike
Old 03-24-10, 12:22 AM
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run it without it. its that simple
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Any machine shop should be able to. I ran mine without it though lol
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lol anything special i have to do to run without it?

simple as just unplugging it? or will the buzzer go off??

thanks guys, i guess i'll run without
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You can ground the sensor to shut it up, but keep up on coolant level checks.
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cool, thanks, yea i check my coolant like every 3-4 days anyways lol
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thank u sir, but a new problem has seemed to emerge....

The lower radiator hose pipe coming out of the radiator is too high.

Would u guys know of any hoses that come out of the block and go up and into a U bend down?

lol....
Old 03-30-10, 06:10 PM
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what type of radiator did u buy?
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Just buy this...
http://shookmotorsports.com/FCProducts
I got the monster one, but it's almost too big. Had to get longer oil cooler lines lol the smaller one is still huge and they use the stock hoses.
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it was just a no-name radiator, supposedly godspeed, but i dont think it is...

found a universal, bendy radiator hose, so everything is almost done!

just need to install an e-fan

thanks for everyones help




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