Thinking about getting into XR4's

[eaton53]

It does seem like the 88's -89's are less problematic for some reason

Start by looking at this.
Older:

Newer:


They took all of the cooling stuff and moved it to the driver's side. My '85 cooked just about everything that was on the passenger side.
I learned to keep stuff in the back to make emergency repairs to electrical and plumbing that got fried.
I think I replaced just about every hose that was over there and the car wasn't even that old.

[Matt01]

ya there were the coolant changes, but you could easily convert any year to an 89 style with a cosworth rad and 89 bottle, or a fancy aluminum bottle if someone ever makes some.

[John Brennan]

ya there were the coolant changes, but you could easily convert any year to an 89 style with a cosworth rad and 89 bottle, or a fancy aluminum bottle if someone ever makes some.

I did it with my '85-- all you need is the jug. The rest is just some small hoses. Big improvement over the old, frankly over-engineered, system.