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$600 radiator - Stephen Birtles - 10-15-2006 11:06 the fan motor was a webster m237kb1arx-r Stephen f77fc35 with just a fan and a small kitty cat --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Neil & Pat" > > Hi Ernie, I went into the rather large file on repairs and found that the > described work was done in 5-2002, at that time the hyd motor cost $983 and > the fan $323 and the rad core $1335 plus air frt shipping. The p/n listed > for the motor is 1260918 but there is no clue as to the manufacturer, sorry. > Needless to say there was a ton of labor involved in this effort, that's why > I suggest that this is the time to consider the change. > Regards, > > Neil LeKander > Author "The RVer's Ultimate Survival Guide" > author@... > > Neil, can you tell us the brand of motor you used? On my coach, the rebuild > kit for the Danfoss motor is no longer available. I'm sure other early PTs > will > be needing that eventually. > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > $600 radiator - Bob Lawrence - 10-16-2006 12:19 REALLY!!! Thanks for this great tip...will change it out when in there...thanks again. I have 5k on rebuilt engine, but 132k on fan. Bob > > Hi Bob, I also have an 84 PT36 so I thought that I would share my sad > experience with the radiator on my rig. At about 140K miles the hydraulic > radiator fan motor broke at highway speed. That, of course freed that very > large propeller to fly into the radiator. By the time I was finished > repairing the damage the total was we above the $4000 level. The reason for > retelling this story is to relate that we (dealer and myself) were very > surprise to learn that BB had used a sleeve bearing type of hyd motor with > the manufacturer said was not of adequate capacity to handle the load of > that very large fan. At that point they said failure was inevitable. My > solution was to replace the motor with one using and roller (or ball, I > forget) bearing. You may want to consider my experience when you are in > there. > > Regards, > > Neil LeKander > Author "The RVer's Ultimate Survival Guide" > author@... > > Thanks, Pete. > Since we will be fulltiming in 11 months, thought about replacing > the rad, just cause it's over 22 years old. Where did you get the > core? > Bob Lawrence > 84 PT36 > Tacoma, Wa. > > > > The _core_ for my new radiator was around $800. The labor to > remove > > and replace the radiator was over $900. There are some charges > for > > putting the old 'ends' on the new core. If you're paying a > radiator > > service, expect charges above $2000 --- possibly way above. (Note > > that my coach also has a charge-air radiator that had to be > removed > > and replaced at the same time even though it was not serviced.) > > > > Depending on the size core needed for your coach, it may be less > > expensive than mine. But unless you're doing a _lot_ of the work > > yourself, it will most certainly cost much more than $600... > > > > Pete Masterson > > aeonix1@ > > '95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 42' > > El Sobrante, CA,_._,___ > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > $600 radiator - Bob Lawrence - 10-16-2006 12:23 I extended mine to the curb side using heater hose. No problem with oil on toad. Bob Lawrence 84 PT36 Tacoma, Wa. > > I think it came from General Radiator (someone else mentioned them). > I contacted General Radiator and they gave me the name of a radiator > shop locally that uses their products. (I then checked out the > reputation of the local shop as well.) While labor and overhead rates > tend to be high in this part of California, it wasn't practical for > me to travel any distance for this work... so I went ahead and had > the radiator core replaced, the cooling system completely serviced, > and the chassis air serviced. (The previous owner had repaired and > upgraded it to Freon 134a.) With all the work that was done, the bill > came to nearly $4000.... but they had given me a pretty fair estimate > to start with and I was aware that this is one of the more expensive > things to upgrade. Besides, a new radiator is a better bet than to > risk a $20,000 engine rebuild. > > The original radiator was heavily clogged with oily-dirt. I notice > that the oily fumes from the breather tube (also known as the > "slobber tube") are drawn under the edge of the coach and right back > into the fan when the coach is sitting at idle. On my "to do" list is > to rig up an extension to the breather tube so that it is routed away > from its current location. Unfortunately, I'm not too keen on routing > it to the rear bumper (to coat the front of my toad) so I'm still > pondering the possibilities ... probably I'll extend it under the > engine to the curb side... > > Pete Masterson > aeonix1@... > '95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 42' > El Sobrante, CA > > > > > On Oct 15, 2006, at 12:25 PM, Bob Lawrence wrote: > > > Thanks, Pete. > > Since we will be fulltiming in 11 months, thought about replacing > > the rad, just cause it's over 22 years old. Where did you get the > > core? > > Bob Lawrence > > 84 PT36 > > Tacoma, Wa. > >> > >> The _core_ for my new radiator was around $800. The labor to > > remove > >> and replace the radiator was over $900. There are some charges > > for > >> putting the old 'ends' on the new core. If you're paying a > > radiator > >> service, expect charges above $2000 --- possibly way above. (Note > >> that my coach also has a charge-air radiator that had to be > > removed > >> and replaced at the same time even though it was not serviced.) > >> > >> Depending on the size core needed for your coach, it may be less > >> expensive than mine. But unless you're doing a _lot_ of the work > >> yourself, it will most certainly cost much more than $600... > >> > >> Pete Masterson > >> aeonix1@ > >> '95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 42' > >> El Sobrante, CA > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Oct 14, 2006, at 8:29 PM, Bob Lawrence wrote: > >> > >>> Hi group, > >>> > >>> I can't seem to find the thread that stated someone got a new > > radiator > >>> for $600. > >>> > >>> I am thinking about replacing mine and was wondering where I > > could get > >>> a new one for this price. I know I saw it on one of these > > forums, so > >>> thought I would ask here first. > >>> > >>> Thanks. > >>> Bob Lawrence > >>> 84 PT36 > >>> Tacoma, Wa. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > |