Just bought a replacement radiator as mine shat its pants.

I have fit said radiator but there appears to now be a spare hose, small one, on the left as you look under the bonnet.

There was a nib for this on the last radiator but not this... any ideas? Do I by-pass it somehow?... confused!

Thanks

 

What year is your car? Classics have this that run to an outlet on header tank mounted on inlet manifold

 

mine is a 99 pal, yeah I see where is goes but no where to connect to the rad...

 

Has the new rad got a filler cap and overflow pipe?

 

I used the existing pipe which connects one of the header hoses to the coolant top up, but just above the main pipe drivers side I think it is missing the nib there, no hole just flat alloy. This I think, is the over flow you mention?...

 

Wrong rad. take it back, get the correct type.

Except in extreme cars, alloy rads are a waste of money.

 

Straight to the point! Nice one