Weight of 3ltr Radiator

John Murch · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2024 3:30 pm Post subject: Weight of 3ltr Radiator

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

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

Christopher Carnley · Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:07 am Post subject:

260 lb.

John Murch · Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 6:50 am Post subject:

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

Stephen Blakey · Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 9:06 pm Post subject:

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

John Murch · Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 4:35 pm Post subject:

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.

Iain Warner · Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2024 8:50 am Post subject:

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.

John Murch · Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:35 am Post subject:

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?

Iain Warner · Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:54 am Post subject:

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.

DavidThompson · Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:58 pm Post subject:

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.

DavidSimpson5769 · Joined: 08 Mar 2019 Posts: 9 Location: Kent, United Kingdom

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.

John Murch · Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2024 3:15 pm Post subject:

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.