noob! difference between condenser and rad...

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noob! difference between condenser and rad...

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^^^^^^ as the title reads, help!

is the rad this? (marked in red) or the condenser?

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any explanation in detail would be awesome as i would really like to learn...

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That's the radiator. You can tell because it's got a couple of hefty great water hoses coming out of it. The aircon condenser is elsewhere, probably in front of it I think, and has thin (probably) metal pipes going into it
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Thanks!!!

One more thing - how big is a condenser in relation to the rad?
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Have a look at this thread fella. Doggy's just replaced his condensor. :wink:
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fattail95 wrote:any explanation in detail would be awesome as i would really like to learn...

thanks again!
so the condenser on in front of the radiator and behind the cooling fan??

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