plastic radiator

[tomorrow66]

the lower pipe on my L300 radiator was developing a slow leak. I tried to find a replacement part for it but to no avail. As I was told, its not replaceable and so I had to replace the whole rad. Is this really the case? And if the part can be repaired/replaced, is anyone looking for a plastic rad. Willing to let it go cheap.

Tomorrow66

[FalcoColumbarius]

... As I was told, its not replaceable and so I had to replace the whole rad. Is this really the case? ...

Who told you that you couldn't find a bottom hose for your rad? That is what you call "horse feathers". Keep your brass copper radiator, it's way better than the plastic/aluminium ones. Usually the rad hoses come in pairs (bottom/top). When I did mine six years ago they were $60.00 for the pair, don't know what they are now. You can get them at Rising Sun Auto Imports; Rocky Mountain Imports; CVI; CC Autos; Amazing Autos; Maximum Overdrive; Japanoid ~ heck, I think you can even get them at Lordco. Take a look into "Delica FAQ Section", you'll find it in the board index under "Delica Canada Technical". In there you will find many useful bits of information.

One other good link for you is this one, which is found in Member Introductions: ~Welcome to Delica Canada: Read This Before You Do Anything.

Falco.

[Big-Bird]

If the plastic pipe on the lower rad tank is cracked then you were advised correctly.

The rad is pooched and a replacement is required. Doing a patch repair on a plastic rad tank is possible but it doesn't always hold and you would have to fix it yourself because rad shops won't do it...at least not the ones I called when I cracked my top tank.

There is a guy in the UK who makes Delica and Pajero rads out of aluminum...TigWeld4U. A bit more than a stock unit in cost but they are nice and do offer better cooling capacity due to their larger size/volume.