[Mgs] Repair or replace Radiator?

David Ambrose stargazer1 at cox.net
Tue Aug 24 15:45:51 MDT 2010


  On 8/24/2010 12:50 PM, Mike Eldred wrote:
> The benefit of an aluminum radiator is that it's less expensive, about
> two-thirds lighter, less expensive, more corrosion resistant with modern
> coolant, less expensive, and lasts longer.  Oh, and did I mention that
> aluminum radiators are less expensive?  Of course, that's the real reason
> brass/copper radiators aren't manufactured any longer.  I believe some
> radiators even have plastic tanks bonded to an aluminum core.
All the recent vintage Japanese cares in this household have an aluminum 
radiator with plastic top and bottom tanks. They suck. The tanks are 
crimped in, and cannot be repaired. They crack where the hoses attach 
and you get the privilege of replacing the entire radiator. Oddly 
enough, the brass replacement radiators, when available, half the price 
as a factory replacement radiator. We don't have any aluminum radiators 
any more.

Cheers,
Dave Ambrose


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