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Senator Rad update with pics
« on: 22 January 2007, 16:44:26 »
Popped out to Tesco today, mate was driving...

Loads of town driving, never went above 50... went to, halfords, comet, tescos. all in different retail parks lots of stop starts...

Now on the last stretch home noticed steam coming out of the front grill, got worse as we got back. When we got home, there was quite a lot of steam.

Strange thing is coolant is about where it was before... coolant tank barley gone down a cm max...

Also the front leccy fan for the air-con was also wet  :o :-/

Piccys, hard to capture steam:







The Rad is bad shape i know, i think the best option is to replace....
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Re: Senator Rad update with pics
« Reply #1 on: 22 January 2007, 16:48:49 »
Not the healthiest rad I have ever seen! ;)

As for photographing steam.... it's easy, as long as you can get the cooling system to produce enough! Mark is your man for this task!  ;D
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Re: Senator Rad update with pics
« Reply #2 on: 22 January 2007, 16:52:26 »
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Not the healthiest rad I have ever seen! ;)

As for photographing steam.... it's easy, as long as you can get the cooling system to produce enough! Mark is your man for this task!  ;D

 ;D ;D ;D

Its defo the Rad then, no other serious problem it could be?  :-/
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Re: Senator Rad update with pics
« Reply #3 on: 22 January 2007, 17:01:01 »
Oh dear, not very nice[smiley=huh.gif]

Still £300, can't really complain

On the subject of £300 (£345 to be exact) - Decided to have my 60,000 mile service, cambelt and pulleys done next Monday :-/

Cambelt was done at 40k but no documented proof.  You guys have finally worried me enough to have it done, would be a complete disaster if it was to break.


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Re: Senator Rad update with pics
« Reply #4 on: 22 January 2007, 17:04:17 »
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Oh dear, not very nice[smiley=huh.gif]

Still £300, can't really complain

On the subject of £300 (£345 to be exact) - Decided to have my 60,000 mile service, cambelt and pulleys done next Monday :-/

Cambelt was done at 40k but no documented proof.  You guys have finally worried me enough to have it done, would be a complete disaster if it was to break.



Its something people don't think about really, i should get mine done. I asked for it when i bought it, but until i found this place i did not know the proper way.

Hoping a replacement rad should not be too steep.

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Re: Senator Rad update with pics
« Reply #5 on: 22 January 2007, 17:32:18 »
Looking at that, you can see the bit of core which is probably split.....defo radiator....about 125 quid new....for a good one.
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Re: Senator Rad update with pics
« Reply #6 on: 22 January 2007, 17:50:13 »
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Looking at that, you can see the bit of core which is probably split.....defo radiator....about 125 quid new....for a good one.

Cheers Mark,

There is a complete Senator on fleabay going to £125!!

Can't afford a new one, will have to be a second hand one.

Already e-mailed a flebay breakers advert on a Senator. If anyone one see's a Senator going cheap, let me know  :y
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« Reply #7 on: 22 January 2007, 17:51:36 »
It needs to be one from a Senator with aircon as I seem to recall they are different to non aircon models....
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Re: Senator Rad update with pics
« Reply #8 on: 22 January 2007, 18:03:02 »
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Strange thing is coolant is about where it was before... coolant tank barley gone down a cm max...
remember the coolant expands when hot. Check when cold, level will have dropped.

Not worth messing with 2nd hand rads imho....
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« Reply #9 on: 22 January 2007, 18:05:55 »
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It needs to be one from a Senator with aircon as I seem to recall they are different to non aircon models....

All 24v Senators had Air-con i think? (apart from x-plod) - Saw some photos of Carlton GSi's the Rad looked the same...
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Re: Senator Rad update with pics
« Reply #10 on: 22 January 2007, 19:45:20 »
radiators on tc perhaps for the senny?  :-/
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« Reply #11 on: 22 January 2007, 19:57:51 »
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radiators on tc perhaps for the senny?  :-/
TC website down , so can't tell - older stuff aint in the book...
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Re: Senator Rad update with pics
« Reply #12 on: 22 January 2007, 20:37:29 »
Have placed wanted ads on the sites mentioned!!! recore would be about 80quid??? place on Botley trading estate does it had my twin turbo SDI rad done there very good people!!!
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Re: Senator Rad update with pics
« Reply #13 on: 22 January 2007, 20:53:34 »
£80 quid  :o

£125 for a Brand new rad...  :-/

Hummm.. i can't afford either really, i was hoping for a £20 quid on a second hand rad ...

If it was my main car, brand new rad would go in... but i didn't want to spend that much on it really.

A second hand rad should be ok thats in fairly good shape? Or at least better than my current one.
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Re: Senator Rad update with pics
« Reply #14 on: 22 January 2007, 21:12:58 »
found one mate!!!! just got to collect it from norfolk when i next get up there!!!!!!
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