Radiator
Lol well last week I put new chassis battery and a set of 6 v golf cart batteries. I did this so I could get the rv started to take it to get my onan generator running. After warming the rv up for a w...
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Brian,
You have a copper/brass radiator with composite end tanks. The end tanks are crimped on with a gasket between components. When you start your engine the coolant pressure builds before the coolant in the radiator get warm and swells the gaskets. Thus you get a slight leak on start up. Time to replace the gaskets. No OEM gaskets are available but a quality radiator shop will have the materials to make gaskets. I'll bet a cup of coffee that the lower part of the left tank is the problem. Been there, done that more than once. You have metal spring clamps on your radiator hoses, not plastic like on the newer model F53s. Keep them they work great!
My research tells me that only one replacement radiator available for your chassis and it will not cool you MH properly. There are many places that sell replacement radiators for you MH but they are all the same substandard materials. It has less fin count and smaller tubes. Find some one to fix what you have.
Richard
95 Bounder F53 460
On Edit: The radiator comes out the front. The AC condenser will need to be removed.
You have a copper/brass radiator with composite end tanks. The end tanks are crimped on with a gasket between components. When you start your engine the coolant pressure builds before the coolant in the radiator get warm and swells the gaskets. Thus you get a slight leak on start up. Time to replace the gaskets. No OEM gaskets are available but a quality radiator shop will have the materials to make gaskets. I'll bet a cup of coffee that the lower part of the left tank is the problem. Been there, done that more than once. You have metal spring clamps on your radiator hoses, not plastic like on the newer model F53s. Keep them they work great!
My research tells me that only one replacement radiator available for your chassis and it will not cool you MH properly. There are many places that sell replacement radiators for you MH but they are all the same substandard materials. It has less fin count and smaller tubes. Find some one to fix what you have.
Richard
95 Bounder F53 460
On Edit: The radiator comes out the front. The AC condenser will need to be removed.
