Radiator2.JPG
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A new radiator is a couple hundred bucks, but a junkyard might sell one as low as $30, so it can be ...

Radiator7.JPG
1258 hits | 97.42 KB | Posted: 9/7/12
This is a ~19-year-old factory radiator. It's a 2-core (heavy-duty) with an ATF cooler from a '93 F...

21WTF.JPG
1181 hits | 79 KB | Posted: 9/6/12
I noticed all these cracks before I bought this junkyard radiator. But since the truck wasn't wreck...

Radiator11.JPG
1805 hits | 98.39 KB | Posted: 9/7/12
I tested it on the truck at 13psi (same as the cap) and although there were no obvious leaks, I coul...

Radiator12.JPG
1340 hits | 53.42 KB | Posted: 9/7/12
The leak is so small it's not visible - only a tiny speck of liquid at one end of the crack suggests...

Radiator13.JPG
1334 hits | 89.41 KB | Posted: 9/7/12
With the radiator removed, ports plugged, and Windex on the tank, the leak is apparent, even at 7psi...

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1233 hits | 61.61 KB | Posted: 9/7/12
With the area dry, it disappears again. This suggests that it CAN be repaired, since it's so close ...

Radiator15.JPG
1410 hits | 122.4 KB | Posted: 9/7/12
This is the plan:
1) drink the Sprite
2) cut the can open
3) cut a patch of thin Aluminum
4) sand th...

Radiator16.JPG
1502 hits | 67.71 KB | Posted: 9/7/12
The hose clamp around the nipple prevents the expansion plug from splitting it.

At 13psi again, the...

Radiator17.JPG
1420 hits | 93.77 KB | Posted: 9/7/12
Some GENTLE pressure on the tank seam stopped the tiny leak there. As long as the cap ONLY holds ~1...

Radiator 96.jpg
2422 hits | 104.59 KB | Posted: 7/10/03
SOLD 96 V-8 Radiator
Fan shroud available
Radiator lower isolator/mount is E5TZ8125A

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Fan Shroud V8.jpg
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SOLD Fan shroud for 84-96 V8 F-series & Bronco from 96 5.8L Bronco.

Engineering number F4TA-8146-...

RadCapPrTest.jpg
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Radiator Cap Pressure Testing
IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.

A pressure tester & cap adapt...

RadiatorFlowTest.jpg
93 hits | 66.99 KB | Posted: 7/31/24
Radiator Flow Testing
IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.

With the engine cold, fan removed, and r...

FinCheck.jpg
86 hits | 93.21 KB | Posted: 8/9/24
The easiest way to check AIR flow through the radiator fins is by tilting it directly at the sun. A ...