radiator question.

[mowgli]

this is what my new rad looks like.
http://i.ebayimg.com/21/!BtwLptg!Wk~$(KGrHqMH-DcEvsKVUrWNBL9T,O7yQQ~~_12.JPG
i am fitting it to my E16se.

I am trying to work out what borrom hose to use......HELP!!!!!!!

[AlexW]

what issue you got?

Most likly just need 1.6 gte/gsi hose?

[let_nova]

whats the join in the middle?

[mk1nova_rich]

what issue you got?

Most likly just need 1.6 gte/gsi hose?

the outlet is higher up than on a GTE/GSi

[mowgli]

the bottom hose port is about 2" higher than on my original rad, which was from a 1983 1.2 with full height rad & the bottom hose i've been using was a cut n shut i did in 1994, i am trying to do it properly.

[mowgli]

whats the join in the middle?

dunno, they all have them

[AlexW]

Corsa hose would be good i think.

[mk1nova_rich]

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=140464

it looks like a diesel radiator but with the top outlet in a different place

[16v Nova Kev]

gte one.

[mowgli]

Corsa hose would be good i think.

off an sri?

[AlexW]

Any 4 cylinder corsa imo.

The reason i say is the corsas have the hose about there, and its a preety neat setup.

Only one issue ive thought of, the pipe that runs around the back of your block, is it plastic or metal?

[mowgli]

plastic

[Adam]

You need a nova gte/gsi/sri hose

[AlexW]

Corsa one would be ideal then.

[AlexW]

You need a nova gte/gsi/sri hose

The issue is, on a standard nova rad the outlet would be lower, so the pipe ends up being pushed up.

[Adam]

Why is it higher up on that rad,hmmm.

[AlexW]

Because its a aftermarket replacement item, so as per normal, is almost nothing like the standard one.

[Adam]

Mine is too, but my hose outlet is in the original position.

Actually, that rads probably meant for a 1.2/1.3, which had a smaller rad as standard,with a different bottom hose. Its just cheaper to just make them using one core size.

[mowgli]

Why is it higher up on that rad,hmmm.

i asked for one..and they said it wasn't listed........ typical eh? i think its go down there & rootle thru the books time again

four of them were merrily telling me that i had got square ports on my engine, when i nipped outside & brought the head & manifold in to prove them wrong....considering i'd already told them a e16se was mechanically all but identical to the c16se

[mowgli]

Mine is too, but my hose outlet is in the original position.

Actually, that rads probably meant for a 1.2/1.3, which had a smaller rad as standard,with a different bottom hose. Its just cheaper to just make them using one core size.

but i keep reading on here that there were later gsi's with the short rad......

[mowgli]

i've just found this for an astra mk3 mpi 1.4/1.6.....

http://i18.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/e4/49/be8c_1.JPG

opinions please. do you think the hose might fit??

[AlexW]

Id say so, iirc its the same as corsa too, If i remember, il have a quick look at my tigra in the morning and see if it would work.

[mk1nova_rich]

yeh that looks like it might work, although it might depend on the height of that radiator cos it looks taller than the Nova one you have

[mowgli]

i have the rad, its the hose........

and AW06, a corsa b 1.4 8v one is perfect, so rep heading your way.

it ends up is was from a really late gsi..