Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => Drive train, fuel, suspension, steering & brakes => Topic started by: Wolfmann on November 27, 2011, 11:02:00
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Hi all,
My main radiator has a flat top and is not the same as others I have seen albeit mostly on 250's and 280's. It is clearly not a very modern replacement and looked in the same condition as the rest of the engine bay before restoration and rebuild by a radiator specialist.
Have I got the wrong one ? (it fits fine).
Thanks,
Steven
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Hi--
Can't answer your radiator question, but I like what you've done with your oil filler cap.
the other Joe
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Thanks Joe, It is a hood badge from another model (don't know which, got it at an autojumble) and it just happened to fit exactly on the flattened part of the oil cap.
Steve.
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Not original but if it fits and works...
Here's an original 1965 radiator, part number 113 500 04 03.
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It sure fits but I wonder about whether or not it will deliver the same cooling amount, I guess I will have to watch the temp when we finally fire her up !
Where should they run on the temp gauge ?
Steven.
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Steven, Boy your engine compartment looks fantastic!!
Que. how did you get the parts(ie:radiator resv. fuel lines,etc.) to have that brass or gold color?
rocketman1
1964 230 SL ZFS 5-20
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How's the 123?
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Hi Rocket, it is just passivate or cadmium plate (don't know which) but is very cheap if you prepare the parts yourself by media blasting. The flat round coolant expansion tanks are brass so I just sand blasted it and then spent a day or so with a drill mounted polishing kit - I wouldn't want to do it again and learned what a skilled and dirty job metal polishing is ! I think you could strip the tank yourself and have it polished professionally for very little cash. It probably offends the purists but I like the fact it is brass and you do not see brass on euroboxes nowadays !!
Hi Thelews _ Haven't had the car running yet so I can't venture an opinion although I have heard good things about the system from other users.
S.