Running hot

[Huw Powell]

This Nissen's:

http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/1987/audi/4000_quattro/cooling_system/radiator.html

is what people have been using "forever".  Direct fit, but does require 
a "universal" corrugated top hose since for some reason the hose nipple 
is a couple of inches further from the engine.

I cut two original hoses and joined them with a stainless steel barbed 
fitting, but that's not necessary, it was just fun to do.  And cheaper.

I don't know if people have used the other radiator shown there.

Has your car overheated yet?

- Huw

On 6/1/2015 6:26 PM, David Vanden wrote:
> This question may be perhaps rhetorical but did anyone install a Flex A
> Lite universal fit radiator, see significant improvement, and do so without
> spending a lot of money on mounting hardware?
>
> On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 11:57 PM, Andrew Buc <abuc at andrewbuc.com> wrote:
>
>> Your 4kq is old enough that the odds are pretty good it needs a new
>> radiator. I had the radiator on my ’87 4kq replaced 2 or 3 years ago. In my
>> case, the issue was coolant loss, not overheating (I started carrying jugs
>> of coolant in the trunk and topping up as needed), but still.
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