Parts 164

[classic volvo]

Good afternoon,

I have just purchased a 1972 164 and need a new radiator . Would you be able to advise where I would be able to get one please.

I also need a pair of wing mirrors and the door rubbers that go in between the door trim and the glass.

Has anyone got these items for sale?

Many thanks

[Volvorama]

New rads are available but pricey. It should be possible to get your existing one reconditioned locally. Serck (?) services is one firm who do it.

[classic volvo]

Originally Posted by Volvorama

New rads are available but pricey. It should be possible to get your existing one reconditioned locally. Serck (?) services is one firm who do it.

Thank you for your message. Where would I get a new one from ?

[Triple-S]

Nice-looking car, I congratulate you on your purchase. I use Brookhouse Volvo for spares for my 164 and Amazon, and they provided a new radiator for our Ammo for less than a local place would charge for re-coring ours, and that would have meant cannibalising the top and bottom bits from ours to sort of cobble together something.... and they wanted 2 weeks whereas Brookhouse sent a new one the next day.
Not tried for a 164 one though: be sure to specify if your car is manual or auto, as the rads differ. I have enough 2nd hand ones to worry about new (yet!).

P

[classic volvo]

Thanks, I do love the look of the 164 wanted one for years. I’ve tried Brookhouse unfortunately they don’t do the 164 radiator.

[guitarman]

Lovely looking car that...
Re-coring a rad is a common enough job; the top and bottom tanks are invariably kept as they'd be a custom fabrication. If there are any holes they can be filled with solder or brazed. The core in the middle tends to get silted up as it's made of fine copper pipes and the fins corrode and loose some of their ability to dissipate heat. A re-core costs me about £125 at Cheltenham radiators whom I've used a number of times.
I take it the rad is leaking somewhere then? One thing I would strongly advise against is using a stop leak prep like 'Barrs' as this coats not just the rad but the whole of the engine cooling system with a layer of crud.
I'd also add that my 164 has never got anywhere near overheating...Some 70s cars did indeed have adequate cooling systems...so the standard 2 core rad is perfectly up to scratch.

[dashboardtrim]

Originally Posted by classic volvo

Good afternoon,

I have just purchased a 1972 164 and need a new radiator . Would you be able to advise where I would be able to get one please.

I also need a pair of wing mirrors and the door rubbers that go in between the door trim and the glass.

Has anyone got these items for sale?

Many thanks

I had a new core put into mine for £210.00 in Hereford.Johns Radiator Shop.

[Triple-S]

Hello Steve. Just wondered if you got your radiator sorted out OK as its been quiet on here for ages and I do like following up 164 problems.

In a few days I hope to be getting a spares-only 164 back from Wales - well, to a friends place actually cos he wants the engine/gearbox for his project. My share is the interior plus lights, to go on the resto on my late father's 164. The rest (prob the rad too) might be available in a few weeks. Location West Sussex/Hampshire: let me know (by PM if it helps).

Paul