This is a public service advisory against the Atlantic British replacement RRC radiator (ESR74). I ordered one back in May and installed it, it seemed decently made and all brass/copper. Well here we are 4 months later and it has sprung not 1, not 2, but 3 leaks, (two of the three shown below) and the driver's side tank has actually developed a crack where fluid is spraying out at high velocity. I took it to the local radiator shop, which has been around since the 1940's, and they told me in no uncertain terms that this was an absolute pile of garbage and not worth fixing. The tube spacing is far to large, the tubes themselves are far too small, and the fin spacing is way too sparse. (I discovered recently that while it cools fine around town, it is woefully inadequate when towing a trailer up to the mountains on a hot day). When I told them how much it cost, you can guess the reaction I got. Needless to say they are going to build me a new one based on a Griffin rad that matches the shape (for less than the AB one cost). Will update with how that goes if anyone is interested.
*Kudos to Atlantic British customer service at least; when told about this, they were very apologetic, offered me a prepaid return shipping label, and a full refund. The offered a replacement instead of a refund initially, but I had no interest in a second one of likely similar quality.
*Kudos to Atlantic British customer service at least; when told about this, they were very apologetic, offered me a prepaid return shipping label, and a full refund. The offered a replacement instead of a refund initially, but I had no interest in a second one of likely similar quality.