Defective? What was/is wrong with it? Are they not assesed for quality before being sold? I'm dropping $12 into my new motor and can not gamble on a defective radiator. Should I be looking for another radiator instead of the Nissens?

 

Nissens is fine. And radiator can be damaged in shipment, have packing material squished inside, etc. First thing I did when I bought my daily driver (Mercedes 93 convertible) was put in a Nissens radiator. They will stand behind their product.

Part of any cooling system work should be use of a borrowed pressure tester, you can pump up to 15 PSI and wait for leaks to show up. No risk the engine as it is not running.

Even the $125 fleaBay special radiators will work better than an oem radiator that is full of Dexcool mud and sludge.

BTW - $12 does not go very far with a Rover motor....

 

Yeah it was likely damaged, not from Nissen. I agree with Savannah, the $200 radiator will far outweigh the $12 you're putting into the truck.

 

Haha! Indeed, nothing costs $12 on these trucks. That was of course meant to be $12k put into the new GPR motor and new coolant system.

Looks like I'll be ordering the Nissens rad then...

 

Do you have issue with noise from the HD fan clutch? Does it sound like a jet engine?

 

I just put one in my 2003 and it looked and fit identically to the OE rad I removed. However, if I had just paid $12,000 for an engine in my old truck,....I believe I would be installing one of the All Aluminum radiators discussed elsewhere here (The Alu radiator is a Chevy radiator, and there is a bit of light modification required to fit it)

 

Flush out your engine with imported spring water from Bath. Orders directly from the Queen Mum...