Anyone know of a parts yard or dismantler in the Los Angeles Harbor area
that deals in Triumphs?
Dwayne Cooper
-----Original Message-----
From: Walter Fogle [mailto:lbc4me@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 1:38 PM
To: conrade@qwest.net
Cc: 6Pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Radiators - recore or Moss replacement?
HI Eric:
You could certainly try the new unit route but have you considered
checking
for a used unit at one of your local British car recyclers or wrecking
yard?
Most radiator repair shops only charge about $30-50 to boil out a unit
and
paint it. Maybe you can find a servicable, used one locally.
We have a couple of good parts yards here in the Seattle area, as well
as a
Tyee Triumph Club member who has been dismantling Triumphs for several
years
and recycling the good parts.
My 2 cents worth!
Best regards,
Walt Fogle
'69 TR6, CC30689L
Woodinville, WA
>
>Listii,
>
>I started up my TR6 this last weekend to find that the radiator has
sprung
>a
>leak from the core. Bummer. I still have to remove the radiator
(probably
>this weekend), and don't yet know whether the vertical tube could be
>soldered or not.
>
>I did look into the cost of replacing the core, and the estimates vary
>between $180 and $250. The cost of a new radiator from Moss is $249
>retail.
>A friend has said he has heard that the Moss radiator was a poor
>"Taiwanese"
>version of the radiator, and recommends re-coring the original. I have
a
>1976 TR6 with the later radiator (the one with the top tube bending
toward
>the centerline of the car).
>
>Does anyone have other thoughts, experience, and advice? Perhaps Peter
>Arakalian (sp?) might be able to shed some light on this.
>
>Thanks,
>Eric
>
>'76 TR6 (CF52678U +O)
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