Running hot

[David Vanden]

It hasn't overheated.  I refuse to drive it until I at least get the
radiator cleaned and install the new temperature sensor.  I removed the
radiator from the car.  It seems to have a lot of gook inside.

I just liked the idea of a superior radiator because I get annoyed with it
not running cooler and with the cooling fan coming on so frequently.  I
figured if there was a way to quiet the cooling fan and not be so
reliant on it it would be cool

On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 8:01 PM, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:

> 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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