adrenaline99
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Post by adrenaline99 on Oct 6, 2022 20:48:33 GMT -7
Just picked up my brand new mt-10 sp and noticed it had a bunch of collapsed/bent radiator fins. Not sure if this was from the dealer or from me driving it home from the dealer. Going to throw on a radiator guard, but should I be worried about losing some cooling capacity? I'd say it has about 10% of the fins bent (no idea how).
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Post by RedAndBlack on Oct 7, 2022 0:21:53 GMT -7
I don't think it's anything to worry about as long as there is no fluid leaking from the radiator. Bent fins happen. Even with a radiator guard, there's still little pebbles and stuff that will get past and bend fins. It just happens.
You could take a credit card and try to bend them back, but it's really not a big deal. There's plenty of cooling capacity in the radiator and even at 10 % bent fins, you should be fine.
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adrenaline99
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Post by adrenaline99 on Oct 7, 2022 1:38:57 GMT -7
I don't think it's anything to worry about as long as there is no fluid leaking from the radiator. Bent fins happen. Even with a radiator guard, there's still little pebbles and stuff that will get past and bend fins. It just happens. You could take a credit card and try to bend them back, but it's really not a big deal. There's plenty of cooling capacity in the radiator and even at 10 % bent fins, you should be fine. |
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Post by willl84 on Oct 7, 2022 5:59:59 GMT -7
Define "a bunch". Have a picture? A few is nothing but a bunch could mean they bumped it with something when they were uncrating it or moving it, etc. (like when you see window AC units with patches of flattened fins from people moving/storing them). A pic would help
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