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RayF and BT are right...
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Wed, 5 Sep 2012 06:26:19
In Reply to: Radiator probably pretty fragile, not safe to do..., RayF, Mon, 3 Sep 2012 17:42:33
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for $200 just get a new radiator. The swap is easy--a couple hours as I recall.
The blockages that are causing the problems are probably all through the radiator, not just where you can see them. There's gotta be about 100 feet of narrow passages in the radiator, all of it in thin-walled, old aluminum. You'll never be able to get the old one really clean so you'll be doing the job again before long. Plus, the old aluminum in yours is likely paper-thin in spots and the chances of damaging it or having it leak soon after you do the job are pretty good.
There are some things where it's best just to bite the bullet and get the new part. This is one of them, unless you really don't mind doing the job again. If you're really tight on cash I guess you could risk one from a boneyard, but new is really the way to go on this. Remember, a leaky radiator can wind up killing your engine.
Posts in this Thread:
- Radiator, T. Christopher, Sun, 2 Sep 2012 17:54:03
- Re: Radiator, T. Christopher, Thu, 6 Sep 2012 17:54:07
- Re: Radiator Aluninum, James, Wed, 5 Sep 2012 03:43:17
- Re: Radiator, BT, Tue, 4 Sep 2012 08:57:24
- Radiator probably pretty fragile, not safe to do..., RayF, Mon, 3 Sep 2012 17:42:33
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