Hi Vic,
I've got a Hunter radiator in my S3. Fits perfectly.
All Hunter Parts in Melbourne probably keep them. Going by my experience
with them you'll probably need to make a few phone calls before they get
around to sending it to you.
Russ Maddock
----- Original Message -----
From: "Victor Hughes" <v.hughes@student.canberra.edu.au>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 10:13 AM
Subject: Radiator woes
> Well I pulled out the leaking radiator to discover that the bottom tank
> has more cracks than I care to count - beyond repair according to a
> radiator shop I trust. New bottom tanks not available in this country
> as far as I can find out, maybe someone knows different? Other tanks of
> the correct thickness are to wide, but they can fabricate a new tank by
> cutting two of these in half and rejoining at the correct width. But I
> don't know how good the top tank is and if that goes shortly after
> bottom is fixed, well even more expense (core is ok). Could turn out
> just as cheap for them to fabricate a new top tank at the same time.
>
> One option might be a Hillman Hunter radiator as I have been told it is
> identical to that in an SV Alpine - questions are 1) are the radiators
> in S3 and SV Alpines identical? 2) Anyone in Australia know of anyone
> wrecking Hillman Hunters? 3) Any other ideas at all
>
> Oh, by the way Bob (Berghult), nice disgusting food funny, but clearly
> written by someone who has never eaten 'musk' lifesavers which taste
> neither like musk nor like raw meat. Anyway, the whole things a bit
> rich, coming from the nation that gave the world that recycled roadkill
> known as MacBurgers or whatever.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Vic Hughes
>
> S3, so many things fixed now that it must nearly be over
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