S
SWest
Guest
wow
great work, thats a nice lookin truck!!!
great work, thats a nice lookin truck!!!
Dude that's freakin sick!!! Mine next? Put a price on it and PM me.
On the last couple of runs, I've been overheating. A number of the fins are damaged on my rad, so I figured I'd replace it. The current one has lasted 6 years, so I went back to Capital Dominion to get another single core rad.
Drained the fluid, nice rusty brown colour. I decided to use de-mineralized water this time to see if that would make a difference on how clean the antifreeze stays over time. It was only ~$2 a jug, worth trying IMO. Ignore the oil droplets in the below picture, it's from oil that was still in the catch container.
The inside of the overflow bottle was disgusting.
The backside of the rad was pretty dirty. Hard to get at with the hose. I cleaned it up to get a better look at how damaged the fins were.
I flushed the heater core with the garden hose while everything was disconnected. I did this a few years ago when I didn't have any heat (the heater core ended up being plugged with crap). A little bit of junk came out this time, but not much really.
Installed the new rad ... cleanest it will ever be.
Brad,
What did the new rad cost if you don't mind me asking? I have a very strong suspicion, i am going to have to replace mine. Just curious what they cost locally.
$259 from Capital Dominion.
$350 from dealer.
$256 from Napa.
Radiator.com had rads for $119 USD and $203 USD. Not sure of the difference between the two.