Lancia Beta Forum

Hi there
Can someone give me the correct Lancia and/or IPRA part number for the above please.
Thank you
C

I'd need to check the microfiche but there's a lot of junk in the way of the reader so I'll try to have a look in the next few days.

Hi Clifford,

Having the part nos is one thing, if you need to find one that may be quite another…..

Best of luck.

Peter

Thank you RossoCorsa

Hi Clifford,

Is recoring/rebuilding an option?
I had mine done and it was around £100.

Alternatively, a new manufactured alloy rad would offer reliability and better cooling, considerably
more expensive though.
Sometimes a wander around a breakers yard can prove worthwhile.
You've got a fair amount of space to work with, compromises are endless.

Just food for thought.

Regards, Nigel

See photos

https://photos.app.goo.gl/DDbcnCPhcSdmery37

Two different part numbers for early/late 1980 also a different radiator for automatics or tropical markets.

Hi Nigel

I cannot remember, but is yours a metal Radnor has the plastic tanks on it?

Usually the later cars have the plastic tanks and refurbishers do not tackle them.

Peter

Peter,
Mine was an all metal rad.
I've no idea of its origin but it looked stock when I was working
with it.
As I've alluded to in the past, my hpe has a varied mixture of bits ranging
from 1979 to 1983.

Nigel

Thank you RossoCorsa.

Mix of parts reminds me of Lambrettas in the 70s Nigel.
Parts fitted, depended on what stock the factory had at the time. 😉

C

I suspect this is the partially the result of complying with eccentric Australian regulations! I don't think that any other markets got a series 4 HPE with carbs for a start.

Alan,
My car had various emissions bits found on US models, such as multiple vent pipes on the fuel tank. I learnt that the Aussies had
very poor quality fuel at the time, hence their reluctance to have to deal with FI.

One interesting thing I've seen in pictures is that in one/some EU markets, the late hpe's apparently had carbs, as the tailgate
logo said 2000 without the IE script, which is what mine would have had originally.

But there again, who knows.

Nigel

Curiously I think by the time your car was built the American cars were using L jetronic! Maybe they used up certain parts on the Australian cars? Certainly the 1600 HPE retained carbs, I have looked into this a little but in the past but I've half forgotten the conclusions in my hazy old brain. The Thailand built Betas and the cars for the Japanese market which appear similar to NA spec. are probably the most mysterious though.

Another day and something new learned! And it explains why a friend in Thailand has seen quite a few Betas and Fiats over there!