Hi again-well thanks for the help on the last posts ,touch wood car still runnin fine and indicators sorted(it was a dodgy bulb holder!) but i recently "won" a new rad on ebay. It brand spankin new and states on the box that its to suit all minis from 59-96.However, i noticed that on the bottom there is no temp sender which i have on my current radiator. So is it possible to hook up some other device to show water temp using the existing wiring?After all my problems with overheating i NEED some indication!!! cheers!
radiator-can it be used?
Sep 11, 2005
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Never seen a rad with a sender at the bottom. I've seen some with a drain there.
I would have thought that the bottom of the rad was a lot cooler than the top of the engine so would be an unusual place to fit a temp sender.
Have you not got a sender in the cylinder head below the thermostat housing?
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I think the one on the bottom of the rad is for the electric fan on later minis, if that one hasn't got one then you can get a facet aftermarket one that is adjustable and has a probe that slides into the rad pipe before you tighten it up.
That is assuming you have a later mini with electric fan!
You bought the wrong radiator but it's not a disaster .
Simply take it to a shop and have a bung matching the sensor welded in before you install the radiator.
Just wire up the fan to a switch on the dash, powered from a fused live feed.
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