Rubber Grommets for Radiator

[Monty]

Found out my Alloy rad is leaking due to it being lose and can only assume the rubber grommits have popped out and now i need to remove the rad to have repaired.

So i require 2 upper rubber grommits that sit in the tops section of the chassis/crash structure were the rad spiggots would sit.

Or if anyone has dimension to the grommits that would be a big help too.

[GeoffSmith]

Here's one...



I've got an old rad in the garage so I can measure the ID if you want and you can estimate the OD from this picture:



Or you can buy 2 off A100K6016F from SJS for 81p each.

[Monty]

Thanks for that Mr Smith, are those for the upper spiggots?

Checked on SJ`s site and its nearly a fiver for postage, i`ll ring them tomo`s.

[Peter_W]

I just received in the mail from the fine folks at Dave Bean's 2 each of the "Grommet, radiator mounting, top - A100K6016F" and the "Bush, radiator mounting, bottom - A100K6017F" - pics below. Having just removed my radiator, the top grommets were a bodge job from the shop that built me a new radiator ~12 years ago so I didn't have a reference for the size of the proper grommets except for remembering seeing the picture Geoff linked in this thread - the ones I received in the mail seemed way too small from what I remembered seeing in this thread. Having spent way too much frustrating time unsuccessfully looking for this thread using LECs search function, I found it again after realizing that you guys across the pond have been spelling grommet as a cross between its "proper" spelling and Wallace's companion To my relief the sizes match as I forgot that you are all in the process of "metrication" and that the ruler in Geoff's liked picture was in metric denominations


Grommet, radiator mounting, top - A100K6016F


Bush, radiator mounting, bottom - A100K6017F


Bush, radiator mounting, bottom - A100K6017F

[GeoffSmith]

Having spent way too much frustrating time unsuccessfully looking for this thread using LECs search function, I found it again after realizing that you guys across the pond have been spelling grommet as a cross between its "proper" spelling and Wallace's companion

Hence the picture! Titles now sorted.

To my relief the sizes match as I forgot that you are all in the process of "metrication" and that the ruler in Geoff's liked picture was in metric denominations

Well it does say 'MM' and the Elan uses a Japanese engine and metric nuts and bolts...

[Peter_W]

My review edits and comments shown in blue:

Having spent some very enjoyable time tossing back a few beers while looking for this thread using LECs search function, I found it again after realizing that you guys across the pond have been spelling grommet as a cross between its "proper" spelling and Wallace's companion

Hence the picture! I saw that and thought it was clever

To my relief the sizes match as I forgot that you are all in the process of "metrication" and that the ruler in Geoff's liked picture was in metric denominations

Well it does say 'MM' That was the clue that tipped me off