Hi all,

Does anyone know of an alloy radiator that will drop straight into a MRK 2 Uno Turbo without any real modification?

Or does anyone have one for sale?

Thanks.

Think someone over on turbocollective mentioned a Punto GT one being similar.. maybe a bit skinnier, but don't know which faze gt...

Ain't the core on the Uno turbo Ali as standard? sure the scrap metal dealer gave me ali cash for the turbo and fire cores

I really wanted a bigger one I wanted to improve my water temp on idle (long traffic jams) then if it did need a small helping hand (after the new rad) I can just flick a switch in the cabin and smugly watch the water temp pin fall from the to big fans mounted on the front of the rad in the engine bay, lol, living the dream

First things first... is your rad fan working on both speeds? the slow speed resistor is known to rust away, so nothing happens until the higher temp - fast fan.

I don't think you shoud get a cooling issue in sub tropical bristol if everything is working as it should..

I shorted my resistor so I get full speed at the lower setting , but also too strong a mix of antifreeze is known to reduce heat rejection.

You know I never knew there were to settings... and i've owned this car for 9 years now you mention it I never seen the fan cut in on the slow speed, its always high speed when the water temp is all the way up the other end of the scale...

Where can I find these resistors?

Thanks for your help Louie, lol, if you can show me where they are then thats gotta b worth a thank you point

I've just done a quick Google on it, apparently its under the fan shroud, 3 wire thermostat thanks for your help mate.

the fan tone is lower and quieter on slow.

first look to see if you have a 3 wire temp switch in your rad - some have only 2 wires so can't support 2 speeds.

IIR the resistor is on the fan cowel back low down on the right as you look in the engine bay from front of the car... just follow that wire ) think I just removed the 2 spade connectors and put a high amp fuse there and taped it up (avoiding cutting the wire) incase I ever get my hands on a new resistor block...

If you do run a wire to the dash to over ride the temp switch, make sure you use a 30 amp relay as the fan takes plenty of current at startup.