Sourcing a Radiator
Looks like my old original radiator finally threw in the towel, and after 20 years has decided to **** transmission fluid all over the place. Does anyone know of a good aftermarket source for a replacement that won’t break the bank? I see a lot of aluminum 4 - core radiators online, with claims that they increase cooling capacity significantly. Does anyone have any experience with these? Any help and advice would be most appreciated, thank you!
This the one I bought, I got mine from advance auto and it was even cheaper
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LAND-ROVER-...4383.l4275.c10
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LAND-ROVER-...4383.l4275.c10
A Nissens 64029 seems to be the general consensus as the best replacement. Most people will recommend a re-core over replacement, but if it's leaking transmission fluid, it doesn't sound like that's an option... I replaced my original blocked up radiator with a Nissens as the only local shop who would touch it quoted me $200 -over- the price of a new Nissens just to re-core the thing. 64029 is $290 but well worth it IMO. People have had some success with the aluminum 4-core ones but apparently you have to make some modifications to the mounting in order to get it to work. I didn't want to monkey around with any of that so I just swapped them. Unless I'm grossly mistaken, the Nissens is a 3-row aluminum w/ plastic tanks. Some people say they've had plastic-tanked radiators leak in cold weather, some people say they're fine, all depends on who you talk to. I haven't had any trouble with mine, but I live in Florida. What I can say for cooling capacity is that in 80 degree weather, my D1 runs in the 185-190 range, much cooler than what many people say is the expected range of operation. That being said, it does also have a fresh head gasket job and water pump, so there are probably additional factors there.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...316063&jsn=352
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