Death of an Allisport?
I’ve had to pull my Allisport radiator. Definite signs if a leak towards the bottom right corner ( drivers POV).
Having it pressure tested.
If its not repairable….. thats really disappointing for something so expensive. Its not been in long either.
Seems to be common with all brands of welded aluminum radiators.
My Allisport is leakingDeath of an Allisport?
I’ve had to pull my Allisport radiator. Definite signs if a leak towards the bottom right corner ( drivers POV).
Having it pressure tested.
If its not repairable….. thats really disappointing for something so expensive. Its not been in long eit
I’m going to have Ron Davis build me one at some point. I’ve installed at least a dozen of them in LS and RV8 builds without any issues.Radiator is being pressure tested. I got a sense that there is a good chance its not repairable if it the damage is the fins. Aluminum radiators seem more fragile and perhaps not up to the abuse we give them. The leak was getting worse so its time to investigate. If I have to RN will be getting another call to go along with the NRP exhaust (old one has rotted out).....
It usually means the opposite in my experience, hd flanges typically means it’s seen some trailsJust a few small projects today: changed the fuel filter, drained the separator and bled the brakes. Fortunately the rear calipers do seem to be working fine, but I’ll probably replace the calipers and flexible line anyway when I do the rear axles.
I just realized that the PO had stronger rear flanges installed. This is the first sign that anyone prior to me ever showed the truck any love.
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With that all done, I loaded up the family and went for a nice drive on a beautiful day.
That is so sweet! Maybe they’d be willing to do a small run of those rads in the future?I was a fan of allisport and even promoted them to friends briefly based on the weld quality. For about 2 months. I’ll never speak highly about them again. 2 months of use till I leaked.
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they offered to take a look to see if it qualified for warranty, just send it back, freight both ways on me, and they’d possibly warranty if they deemed it their fault or they’d sell me a new one for 25% off plus freight. Saw no reason to do either with all the shit that I’ve seen in last year about them. Profit over quality, friggin bye-bye in my book.
talked with Sareck radiators who I’ve used for years— they make radiators for big rigs and trophy trucks/off road buggies. They strongly recommended that I do stacked plate for strength, way more core tube material to weld/soldier. They reused my end tanks and cut to same width to reuse intercooler. Oversized 25% to make up any cooling heat transfer and still fit on end tanks. Been 5 months, so far so good.
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My guy there used same in his off-road truck, 70’s Bronco, IIRC,and he’d do thesame again today. I have history with them back to 2001– expensive, yes. Should have had them make it off the get-go
I was a fan of allisport and even promoted them to friends briefly based on the weld quality. For about 2 months. I’ll never speak highly about them again. 2 months of use till I leaked.
they offered to take a look to see if it qualified for warranty, just send it back, freight both ways on me, and they’d possibly warranty if they deemed it their fault or they’d sell me a new one for 25% off plus freight. Saw no reason to do either with all the shit that I’ve seen in last year about them. Profit over quality, friggin bye-bye in my book.
talked with Sareck radiators who I’ve used for years— they make radiators for big rigs and trophy trucks/off road buggies. They strongly recommended that I do stacked plate for strength, way more core tube material to weld/soldier. They reused my end tanks and cut to same width to reuse intercooler. Oversized 25% to make up any cooling heat transfer and still fit on end tanks. Been 5 months, so far so good.
My guy there used same in his off-road truck, 70’s Bronco, IIRC,and he’d do thesame again today. I have history with them back to 2001– expensive, yes. Should have had them make it off the get-go
Well, for the OM617 swap, I decided to get an old 200tdi intercooler and rad setup. I would love to have a nice thick core aluminum rad that fits in the stock location with the intake and the outlet ports to the right. I am also moving the intercoler to the right but having the rad inlet/outlet oorts closer to the source ill simplify things for me. Right now the swap has a length of 13" upper hose that I am not crzy about.I will say this. If it keeps me cool in HOT summer, at altitude, while towing with AC on—- then I’ll be at peace.