$600 radiator

[Stephen Birtles]

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" wrote:
>
> 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.
>
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[Bob Lawrence]

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,_._,___
>
>
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[Bob Lawrence]

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.
> >>>
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