The rad on my mk indy has given up. It looks like the original from mk so guessing its a mk1 escort rad but believe it has been modified as it has no filler neck (using header tank setup) and has a 8mm bleed at the top.

Ive been looking at the polo rads that a lot of people seem to use but i'm unsure if it has a bleed return??

Can anyone suggest a suitable rad that doesn't have a filler neck but has a bleed return at the top of the rad??

Thanks for any help.

go talk to your local radiator place

mine made me a new rad, without filler, and with in an out pipes in different places
wasnt expensive

Any decent rad repair shop can recore or repair any brass radiator although you might have a hunt finding a radiator specialist these days but they do still exist.

You might however be a lot cheaper fitting a Polo rad.

[Edited on 2/7/13 by britishtrident]

I got my bluebirds radiator rebuilt by a commercial firm in Aberdeen who do everything from truck rads to factory heat exchangers. Couldn't get an orginal replacement as it is an automatic car. They rebuit it for the same price as a manual rad from autosave and it's just like new

Polo rad has a bleed at the top. £30 off eBay. NO point repairing old one

I just tapped a bleed connection into the plastic end of my rad...

Hi yes polo rad does have a bleed a the top
we blanked it on out set up, didn't need it.
all works fine.


Waterworks R1 Indy

good luck.

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