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hi,
first post, wanted to say hello .

i have a ek wagon that im in the process of getting back on the road. the radiator has developed a leak in the bottom of it after its been run and flushed a few times (car has been sitting for approx. 7 year. can any one point me in the right direction to find a replacement, can seem to find one from repco or burson, even a search online cant find much in the way of replacements for ek. noticed that a few ebay adverts say the fx fb fc are the same just wanted to confirm this is the case. don't want the buy a radiator that doesn't fit.

thanks in advance for your help.

Hi mate. Welcome to the forum. FX to EK are basically the same dimensions, however the mounting holes differ a bit. Looking at the alloy replacements they will possibly have a universal fit or just a matter of drilling some additional holes. Quality and fit of the alloy ones is somewhat variable though from what I hear, so it pays to be a bit careful.

A safer but possibly dearer option is to find a reputable radiator shop and get them to have a look at yours in the car if you can drive it there, ore else just take it out. They may be able to repair it or else re-core. Expect to pay up to $800 for a full recore though due to the price of copper now.

I have a few original radiators here at Willunga SA to suit recoreing, if your tanks are not reusable. I haven’t tested them. It is possible there may be a usable one among them, but some are FX.


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Welcome to the forum mate you can buy a new copper/brass one from Aussie Desert Coolers in Melbourne, it doesn’t look exactly like an original one but it fits in the same spot and looks the part. They are 3 core as well

Thanks for your help. Will go see my local radiator guy and have a chat with him