What's a good source for a replacement radiator? I searched for "348 radiator" on ricambi but only came up with: 134880 OIL RADIATOR 4113488 Lh Coolant Radiator & Conditio Is the 134880 part the "right side" radiator? My understanding is that it's a coolant radiator.. Not an oil radiator that I'm looking for...
The oil radiator/cooler on a 348 is Tav 20, Item 6, part number 154584. It lists on Ricambi for $1624. It fits under the water radiator on the right side. What happened to yours? Possibly repairable?
I believe I was actually looking for 137619 [137619 WATER RADIATOR] . Goodness... $2200+... And there are 2 of them!
What size are they/dimensions? There has to be a better and cheaper solution. How wide, how high and how thick?
I was lucky a few years ago and found a good used one for a couple hundred bucks. Had I not found the used one, I would have just spent the money to have an aluminum one made. Try calling GT Car Parts in Arizona (623) 780-2200, or Ferrari Service of Costa Mesa in California http://www.ferrariservice.com/ to see if they have good used ones available.
Have you looked into custom made racing radiators? I've had them made for various car projects. They usually run around $600.00 each and there are many shops around. I would do that unless there is something special about the Ferrari radiators. With a quick search I found these guys: http://www.rondavisradiators.com/Radiators.htm I would start there. --Mike
Thanks guys. Mine appears to be damaged in the metal finned section (not the upper plastic), so it may be repairable. Will be getting the car back over the next couple of days, hopefully I can confirm that is the case! Otherwise I have looked into custom radiators, even locally they would be much cheaper. Appreciate the help!!
I'm in the middle of a major on my 348 Spider and we found a leaking left side radiator when we pulled the engine. Mechanic reports that the right side doesn't look so hot either and he's worried about recoring using the old plastic end caps. So I'm thinking custom made replacements. Is that still the concensus? Any recommendation in the Houston area? And referring back to another thread about milky looking coolant... We found that too. Mechanic thinks that it is old "Stop leak" that's going back into solution. It would have to be pretty old though (6 years) because that's how long I've had the car and I haven't worked on or had any problems wth the cooling system except for a bad thermostat. But it does explain something funny I found when I tried unsuccessfully to bleed the cooling system after the thermostat change. I could never get anything to come out of the top bleeder no matter how much I loosened the bleeder screw. Even with the bleeder completely out nothing would come out. So I guess it's clogged with stop leak. Anyway, appreciate any feedback on the idea of custom made radiators instead of factory made. Thanks.
