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Subject:Re: Rad R&R procedure?
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Sat, 5 May 2012 21:54:55 -0600

A couple of years ago @ conversion time I replaced my Rad' just to be
on the safe side

& I went to these guys

http://performanceradiator.com/locations.php

I now have over 36,000mis on that Rad' it seems to be doing it job
just fine.

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 5 May , 2012, at 11:54 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> Yup, pressure-testing the cooling system with the bike pump I see that
> the rad is leaking along the passenger side front seam. Looks like I
> need a new one. Carquest can get them for US$ 202, by Tuesday.
>
> So questions:
>
> 1. Are there brands/makes to avoid?
> 2. How messy a job is it to R&R the rad?
> 3. Is there a procedure online I can look at?
> 4. Do it at home on the driveway, or take it to a shop?
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> Bend, Ore.
> 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company
> in
> San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.