Weight of 3ltr Radiator

 
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John Murch



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Would anyone happen to know the weight of a dry 3ltr radiator?

I don’t want to surprise myself when I take it off!
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Christopher Carnley



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260 lb.
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John Murch



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Thank you Christopher, much appreciated, I will not try lifting that off the car single handed!
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Stephen Blakey



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FWIW, having reached the ripe old age of 67, I've started using an engine crane to remove radiators. Maybe my back would be in better shape if I'd started a bit sooner? Anyway, good luck.
Stephen
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John Murch



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I have just invested in a 7 ratio block and tackle. Sadly I won’t be doing the job soon as the Thames has just flooded and my car (though dry) is now inaccessible.
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Iain Warner



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I have so far always managed to remove mine singlehanded without using any lifting appliance. Headlights and support pillars removed first and water pump lifted off with radiator. Lesson I found was to know exactly where I was going to put it down close by once removed.
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John Murch



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Iain, I hadn’t contemplated taking the water pump off with the radiator, do you do that due to difficulty in removing and reattaching the bottom hose, or for some other reason?
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Iain Warner



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John, It just seemed the easy thing to do. I hinge the disconnected radiator forward on the trunnions at the same time easing the pump from the housing and lifting off together with pump held on by bottom hose.
My rad of course is wider at the top but then does not have the later type header tank extending back. Also I suppose the weight will vary with how scaled up the core is.
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DavidThompson



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I cut the hoses off before removing my radiator, as I intended replacing with new ones.
Without doubt putting it back on with the water pump attached made the job much easier.
You may find the inlet tube to the pump is corroded away, and if so an effective repair can be carried out using 26mm aluminium sleeve inside and 32mm tube bonded with JB Weld.
Let me know if you need some - I had to buy 2 metres to get the 2 inches I needed.
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DavidSimpson5769



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I realise this is a very late response to this post but I have just weighed my 3 litre rad' an early one with no header tank fitted, it weighs 22 kilos, approximately 50 lbs.
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John Murch



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Thanks David, 22kg that is much more manageable, I didn’t think I could manage 100kg by myself but 22kg is much more reasonable. My rad may be a bit heavier as although one of the lower ones, it was fitted with a header tank when last recored.
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