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Dump the brass radiator! Posted by Larry West [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: NEW RADIATOR? OR REPAIR?, BAAB ![]() ![]() |
Get a new one from EEuroparts. Valeo is the brand Saab uses, but I suppose Nissens is as good, though I have no experience with Nissens specifically.
Flush the system and use the G-05 (yellow) antifreeze, or the G-43 (I think that's the #. It's blue).
The plastic/aluminum radiator cools much better, almost never clogs, and weighs a fraction of what the brass one does. So long as you don't get too ham-fisted with the hose clamps (get new Saab clamps, or stainless equivalents), or lean on the plastic pipes in & out, it'll last a very long time.
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