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Relocating radiator

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Old 03-18-2012, 12:44 PM
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Relocating radiator

Hello all, just a few questions for you. Im looking to relocate my radiator to my truck bed for mudding purposes, whats the best way to do that? should i use hose or pipe? i have a roll bar in the makings at the moment so i plan on mounting it off of that. Also, do i need a bleeder valve? Ive heard from some that i would need to put one on to bleed out the air. Thanks in advance!
 
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Old 03-18-2012, 05:48 PM
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Any ideas?
 
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Old 03-18-2012, 06:21 PM
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I would use pipes with rubber ends for the last bends, but i have no idea how i would route them, it has to be far from the exhaust.
 
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Old 03-20-2012, 11:57 AM
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Use tubing rather than hose wherever possible. Whatever you use as your fill point, whether it be the radiator cap or an inline fill, it needs to be the highest point of the system.
 
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My brother in-law used mostly piping on his wheeler. His cooling system is great as long as he doesnt get pissed and accidently throw a tool through the radiator
 
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Old 03-25-2012, 01:09 AM
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The waterpump in it now is a brand new belt driven pump. Should I swap to electric? Or will I be ok with the stock one?
 
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