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Posted: 9/7/12
A new radiator is a couple hundred bucks, but a junkyard might sell one as low as $30, so it can be ... | 
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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... | 
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Posted: 9/6/12
I noticed all these cracks before I bought this junkyard radiator. But since the truck wasn't wreck... | 
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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... | 
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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... |
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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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Posted: 9/7/12
With the area dry, it disappears again. This suggests that it CAN be repaired, since it's so close ... | 
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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... | 
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Posted: 9/7/12
The hose clamp around the nipple prevents the expansion plug from splitting it.
At 13psi again, the... | 
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Posted: 9/7/12
Some GENTLE pressure on the tank seam stopped the tiny leak there. As long as the cap ONLY holds ~1... |
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Posted: 7/10/03
SOLD 96 V-8 Radiator
Fan shroud available
Radiator lower isolator/mount is E5TZ8125A
[url=https://w... | 
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Posted: 11/30/04
SOLD Fan shroud for 84-96 V8 F-series & Bronco from 96 5.8L Bronco.
Engineering number F4TA-8146-... | 
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Posted: 1/29/22
Radiator Cap Pressure Testing
IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.
A pressure tester & cap adapt... | 
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Posted: 7/31/24
Radiator Flow Testing
IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.
With the engine cold, fan removed, and r... | 
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Posted: 8/9/24
The easiest way to check AIR flow through the radiator fins is by tilting it directly at the sun. A ... |
Radiator Repair