Not A Tale For The Purists!

[kitesurfjohn]

Just trying to sort out the radiator. Already had quite a major leak and to make matters worse it appears to be blocked to approx. half way, the top gets very hot and the bottom is almost cold. Anyway I took it to a couple of radiator shops close by and was told that they could re-core it but the cost would be approx. $1200! That's what I paid for the entire truck.

I spent a morning on flee bay looking at possible alternatives and came across a Toyota Surf 3.0L turbo Diesel rad, luckily the width of the core is exactly the same as the original ph and the height is 10mm less. Outlets are the same dia. I have spent the last couple of hours drilling the spot welds off the old mounts and re welding them onto the Toyota rad. I did say 'purists look away now! Anyway it fits perfectly and been running for 1/2 hour or so with no overheating problems.

Providing it continues to work properly when driving I am a happy bunny. $175 for the new Toyota rad and a couple of hours jigging around I can live with.

[P15-D24]

Pictures? 

[1952B3b23]

I'd say great job on thinking outside the box and getting something to work. If it keeps on working well then you're good to go and you saved a bunch of money! Good job

 

-Chris

Edited May 15, 2013 by 1952B3b23

[ggdad1951]

THE HORROR!  AHHHHH!

 

 

Glad you found a way to get it working for a price you are happy with.  After all it's YOUR truck, do what makes YOU happy (except rat rodding)! 

Edited May 15, 2013 by ggdad1951

[HanksB3B]

I'd like to see what it looks like and if it doesn't look too bad, nominate you you for for Pilothouse ^^Thinking Outside of the Box Award^^.  It's been a long discussed no-solution problem for as long as I can remember.

 

Good Job !

 

Hank 

[Don Coatney]

Sounds like you did your homework and it paid off. If this does solve the problem you should submit all the information to GTK so he can archive this information to share with others in the future.

[kitesurfjohn]

Pictures?

Hope this helps. Luckily the core width of the Toyota rad is exactly the same as the PH one. Just remove the spot welded brackets and re weld onto Toyota rad. I realize the top hose should be centered, but you could move the inlet from the LH to center if you wanted.

[P15-D24]

Moving to Tech Archives

[Frank Ollian]

Nice work. Do you have part numbers for the radiator or the hoses used?  Thanks.

[kitesurfjohn]

No sorry no part numbers only Toyota Hilux Surf 3.0L diesel 99 - 2005.

[lugnut123]

Was the toy hilux a pickup or a cab over truck??

[48Dodger]

Might want to get a parts list together. Looks like you found a rad hose that works with the Toyota inlet location. How about the lower rad hose....part number? 

 

48D

[kitesurfjohn]

Hilux pick up, I could probably get hose part numbers but they are to suit Australian Holdens so the chance of finding them in the US is slim. But it was just a matter of searching through a box of hoses for correct dia and suitable bend - hence the join in top hose.