Ideas for a replacement radiator for my 1988 V6 760 GLE

TToby760GLE · 2025-03-19T09:21:51+00:00

I was unexpectedly stranded today when the top neck of my radiator decided to part company with the tank. Clearly a fairly standard problem with heat affecting the plastic of the tank and neck and causing it to go brittle over time.

What seems to be more annoying, is that I can't find a replacement in Australia. Does anyone know of a potential supplier? I have tried my usual radiator man whose AdRad catalogue listed only 760 4-cyl and 740 units which are obviously too small.

Ideally, I would want to upgrade to a full copper unit, so would be hunting even for one of a close size to the original from a different car that is more readily available. I am quite happy to fit a separate auto trans cooler.

Any ideas would be much appreciated. The car is a 1988 760 GLE.

Major Ledfoot · 2025-03-19T12:05:26+00:00

These radiators appear to be a B280 thing only, as it seems my V6 780 uses the same one.

The OE part number is 1328831, which later became p/n 8603639-9.

It's also known as a Nissens 65509A.

FCP Euro stocks them but they're not cheap, and delivery time from the US is about 10 days from order.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo-radiator-nissens-8603903