Radiator
As usual Spike is on the money. I found a small indy radiator shop, only two guys there, mine was boiled out and rodded out for $65, included soldering up a couple of spots. While you have it out I suggest you have them pay attention to the oil cooler side. Before I had my own worked over at the shop, I had tried one from a Disco at the salvage yard. It looked clean, but the oil cooler side was 95% plugged up, my oil light would not go out (yikes!), so that was probably a big factor in what killed the other Disco. My yard gives refunds, so I was just out a little time and hand cleaner.
I'd be very leary of a used one, unless you buy it on the condition it checks out good at a radiator shop.
They are all pretty old now and even recoring is getting harder to do, also more expensive to do, cores have gone up a lot since I had my 95 recored.
They are all pretty old now and even recoring is getting harder to do, also more expensive to do, cores have gone up a lot since I had my 95 recored.
In your area there are over a dozen salvage yards. Inspect radiator via the top filler plug with a flash light, and blow some air through the tranny and oil cooler sides to be sure no obstruction before purchase. Takes about ten minutes to pull it yourself, including pulling the fan & clutch off the water pump. Used radiators go for about $49 in my area, and have return for money back or yard credit.
One of the issues is that the tanks also corrode and get thin. That's why I suggested only buying one conditionally.
Also, new cores have really gone up dramatically in the past few years. On the other hand you can get a HD core so it might be worth it.
Also, new cores have really gone up dramatically in the past few years. On the other hand you can get a HD core so it might be worth it.
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I'm betting less.
Even if it costs you $400 to have yours rebuilt you are still saving money.
Trust me, I have been shopping DI radiators for weeks before I found my donor truck and the cheapest they are is $600 for a brand new one.
If you had a manual transmission then they are pretty cheap, but the ones for the auto trans are expensive.
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