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Old 08-08-2014, 02:31 PM
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**** ron Davis radiators, I have seen now 3 of them, leaking after only a month install.

Stick with Koyo or Mitsumush(sp) units.
I'll take my Ron Davies unit over anything else out there any day of the week and twice on Sunday's!
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Old 08-08-2014, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Overbear
**** ron Davis radiators, I have seen now 3 of them, leaking after only a month install.

Stick with Koyo or Mitsumush(sp) units.
where does it leak from?

I've had mine for almost 11+ years, never had any issues.

I've seen plenty of Koyo and Mishimotos leak..
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Old 08-08-2014, 02:51 PM
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Mishimotos leak before they are even out of the box..
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Old 08-08-2014, 03:33 PM
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I am also going to need a new fan housing... I broke mine...when I stepped on it...getting the hose off...because I have no patience...
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I am also going to need a new fan housing... I broke mine...when I stepped on it...getting the hose off...because I have no patience...
Hulk smash?
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More like "Pee wee use foot to stabilize radiator while tugging on hose and snap dinky plastic piece with the excessive weight of his fat Albert ***"

Too many old references?
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Hey, can you measure the amount of space between your fan cage and the pully's or what ever it would hit first? I need to see how wide I can make this radiator.
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Old 08-08-2014, 06:23 PM
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Hey, can you measure the amount of space between your fan cage and the pully's or what ever it would hit first? I need to see how wide I can make this radiator.
Yeah, if you even want I can come by your place after I sell something in WC or you can come meet up at 10am lol and you can measure whatever you need or I can measure it whatever works just want to be sure I give you the right numbers
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Cool! I am headed to upstate NY tonight. I'll be back late on the 14th. Anytime from that day on I am free. You let me know!
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Originally Posted by porkchop
where does it leak from?

I've had mine for almost 11+ years, never had any issues.

I've seen plenty of Koyo and Mishimotos leak..
All three I have seen leaked between the tubes and the tank, bad welds.

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Mishimotos leak before they are even out of the box..
Bull****, I can name off the top of my head 3 FXT that are running them, no leaks no problems, including mine.
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Originally Posted by Overbear

**** ron Davis radiators, I have seen now 3 of them, leaking after only a month install.

Stick with Koyo or Mitsumush(sp) units.

Originally Posted by UKn00b

I'll take my Ron Davies unit over anything else out there any day of the week and twice on Sunday's!

Originally Posted by porkchop

where does it leak from?

I've had mine for almost 11+ years, never had any issues.

I've seen plenty of Koyo and Mishimotos leak..
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Mishimotos leak before they are even out of the box..
bear against the world. Just another day on the i-crub
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Originally Posted by Overbear
All three I have seen leaked between the tubes and the tank, bad welds.



Bull****, I can name off the top of my head 3 FXT that are running them, no leaks no problems, including mine.
I've seen and installed hundreds of radiators for many cars in the bay area and CA. I've never had issues with Ron Davis (ran one on the race car that pressurized the coolant system a few times, bulge out the end tanks but never split).

Koyos are better than Mishimoto, in terms of fit and quality. I can almost guarantee that the koyo leaked because it was rubbing on the chassis some where. Koyos are an OEM manufacture, they have better QA than alot of other parts companies....

Mishimotos... now they will either work fine, leak a bit because the radiator filler neck was machined wrong and didn't seal against the cap, or leak as fast as I filled them.

my 2 cents..
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All three I have seen leaked between the tubes and the tank, bad welds.



Bull****, I can name off the top of my head 3 FXT that are running them, no leaks no problems, including mine.
I hope it stays that way for all 3. This is not the norm.
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Hope it stays that way too I'm one of them lol
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