Radiator Question.

I know I am going to pay for posting this because that's how my life works, but when I bought my QV in Sept 97, the wp failed as I - LITERALLY - was pulling in my driveway bringing it home from Atlanta that first day.

I bought the "upgraded" wp unit from Rutland's and put it on the next weekend. It is still on the car.

I have absolutely no earthly idea what is upgraded in that thing vs stock but whatever it is it has proven itself. No question about that.

It is still fine as far as I know, no leaks etc, but just given the time now, almost 30 years, I really need to replace it. I hate to but this is not the kind of thing I need failing from age when I am away from home. I am going to buy Nicks. I have no problem paying for quality.

 

I suppose that allows for longer surface contact time in any given area to absorb more heat as the water passes thru

 

I think it may affect cavitation as well.

 

Do yourself a favor and get an airlift tool to put the coolant back in. That will not only tell you if you have a leak but will prevent air pockets. These cars get them kinda bad without one.

 

Would this work on a 84 308 QV? Would I need to remove the front spoiler? My car seems to alway run hot. Would love to find a solution. Thanks!

 

I'm sure it would. I would contact the seller just to make sure.

I did have to add a "collar" on mine because the mounts for the original fans were a little too big and it was just too loose in there for my liking so I went to home depot and got some metal collars with rubber... removed the rubber and that was enough to make it nice and snug.

 

Is your car a GT4? I took a close look at my QV and would imagine I would have to remove the front spoiler and possibly the bumper to get the fans in. Thanks!

 

No my car is a 308 so completely different. I needed to remove the bumper and front grill. Didn't have to remove the lower spoiler though.

 

You can install those spal fans in a 308 with just removing the grille. No need to remove the spoiler or bumper. It's a tight squeeze, but you can do all the work through the grille opening

 

Modern SPAL fans (had to get them from Italy) - I just needed to remove the grill to install:

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Those look like the Spal A48-12S fans. I think they are a good option of you want something that looks really original. They use the same size and shape fan blade with the main visual difference being the blade and motor housing are black. Here is my cooling fan journey https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/retrofit-spal-30100320-cooling-fans.679261/

 

Confirmed - they are Spal A48-12S

 

Why wouldn't you remove the bumper? It's what... four bolts? Or eight? Then you have all the room you need. I definitely wouldn't want to try to maneuver around that tight space for no reason.

 

I did it without removing the bumper. In fact it was so simple, taking it off never occurred to me. But you are correct, bumper removal is simple and quick

 

Yeah I guess for mine I had to do some modifications because the fans just didn't get tight enough for my liking. If they fit it would have been easier.

 

If it were me, (and it was) I would change every hose in the system. Also if you pull the heater hoses back from the union that looks kind of like a metal wishbone you'll likely see lots of corrosion there as well. I pulled the union and re-plated it.

You also have a hose underneath the intake... that one is a bugger to get, but likely is just as deteriorated as everything else.