Re: [ihc] Re: Scout Radiators

[Dan Nees <cookiedan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My radiator repair guy told me years ago, and I have defiantly proved it
year after year, that the Scout radiator design is inherently flawed and
they are going to have problems no matter what. Because the tanks are
side hung on the radiator, and because the radiator bolts between the
inner fenders, tieing them together, as the body mounts wear out and
rust away the inner fenders sag pulling on the side tanks and causing
them to leak.
Brand new radiators installed in a scout with old rubber, possible, and
rusted/gone steel mounts would start leaking from the side tanks in a
couple of years. I rotate 2 radiators myself, keeping one repaired at
all times, so I can swap it out when the other starts to leak.
I've always considered, but; never gone ahead and tried it, was to use
either steel cable, or boltrod with a turnbuckle to keep the inner
fenders tied together and take the tension off the radiator tanks.
On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 11:58, Suprscout@domain.elided wrote:
> In a message dated 7/29/2004 11:27:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
> owner-ihc-digest@domain.elided writes:
>  
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> Dear IHers
>  
> I write this note in order to save some research time and to ask for any  
> assistance possible.
> For years now Scout/Light Line Dist as been supplying OEM Radiators to  our 
> dealers, we have had neverending quality control issues, We are looking a  for 
> a new supplier, has anyone had luck finding new radiators for Scout  IIs? If 
> so who was the original manufacture? 
>  
> Thanks!
>  
> John Glancy
> Scout/Light Line  Distributors,Inc.   
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Dan Nees
cookiedan@domain.elided