where's the best place to get radiator? seem to me my radiator leak from the top. does the radiator cap get bad easily? where do get replacement? i need it BAD, the radiator, i check on autozone and they want $175!!! and they cant get them?? how hard to do it? i dont have garage, gonna do it in the driveway, any recommendations/heads-up/opinions will be helpful.

next, when i start the engine, i heard ticking sound near the engine compartment, didnt notice it in the vech but if you standing outside the vech, you will notice it. it didnt give me any trouble(i think) still drive good and smooth. is it need new bearing, rod, overhaul? i'm using 10w30 oils. it got 153k miles on it, at, 95 model.

any though of this tires, BFG Traction T/A?? any good in snow/hwy?

thanks

simon

 

I replaced my radiator about 6 months ago. It was leaking on the top. I tried repairing it using some high-temp plastic compound (found at any autozone, checkers etc for radiators), but unfortunately...I plugged one hole, then another hole, then another. I paid $150 to a local shop for the radiator alone, and it has a lifetime warranty (they also had it in stock).

Check for any cracks or any hairline fractures on your radiator. Look closely. Mine also had a crack near the stem of the radiator (where you screw your radiator cap in). If there is a crack, then you could try compounding it. Just follow the directions exactly on the package (clean, sand, apply compound, and dry). Tho, you may just end up replacing it anyway. Up to you. If there is no crack, and you see coolant leaking from the cap, then replace it. Shouldn't be more than $10 at any auto place.

The ticking noise should be normal. That noise should be just your fuel injectors. They tick.

 

I Got Mine A Month Ago Broke The Stud On Top That Holds It In Place.. Very Easy To Change Paid 100 Dollars Locally.

 

My radiator has a crack in it too. I just went on ebay and bought that hi flow radiator for 226. I know it was kinda pricey, but it has the lifetime warranty. My uncle in Houston is gonna come out here and help me replace it, so I figured I saved any labor to put it on. Just get ole uncle a sixpack and he will be cool.

 

how long and hard does it take to do the jobs?

 

I had to loosen the radiator and fan shroud to replace my alternator, and that took about 20 minutes, so if I would have had to finish totally removing the radiator and replace it I would bet about an hour including flushing and everything.

 

where 's the best place to buy radiator online or should i go local?


any opinion on the BFG Traction T/A tires?

 

[QUOTE=95BNM]where 's the best place to buy radiator online or should i go local?


Well that is going to be a decision you will have to make. Spend a few minutes and make a few calls then decided vs. online retailers. I chose mine online because it was hiflow and would not need to be replaced when I get my max the way I want it. I have called diff places here in San Antonio and got quotes as low as 140