look at again? Thanks
2007-08-15 07:17:10 · 6 answers · asked by bcuzimagirl 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
as long as it is a reputable shop once the bad spot is fixed you should not have to worry about it for a couple of years
2007-08-15 07:29:47 · answer #1 · answered by marfanman00000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Today many replacement radiators are made off-shore, Mexico and in Canada.
Fixing any radiator depends upon the exact location of the problem. The actual core tubes and fins are now made of very thin wall aluminum. The end tanks are plastic with a rolled crimp band that clamp large O rings that go around the expanton tanks.
Welding aluminum tubes is very difficult. Offen times the only fix is to clamp off an entire tube passage and weld it closed. That means you have one less tube passage to provide cooling and the poor little radiator standard does not have sufficient cooling passages at it is to begin with.
Sorry for being so long winded but the moral of the story is a replacemant radiator is a better deal in the long run. Depending on the year make and model of your car a replacement would cost on average less than $90.00 From any local auto parts store. Local re-cycleing auto parts yards usually sell them. You can order one on line form: autopartswarehouse.com or partstrain.com. If you Google automotive radiaters there are many independent places to order. Remember you duck any sales taxes if you order on line. If you do decide to order on line be careful to give all information about the year make, model, engine size and sometime they'll need to know what type of transmission is in the car. If you have an automatic transmission the cooling lines for the transmission actually are connected to the radiaror with fittings and one of the expansion tanks has a cooling reservoir for the transmission fluid. Remenber this: The transmission cooler inside the radiator goes to crap at times on old beat up radiators.
You, a mechanical friend or a good independant mechanic can do the job very quickly as their easy to replace.
2007-08-15 07:53:40 · answer #2 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to get mine fixed years ago, but like I said that was years ago. They were made of brass, and leaks could be soldered. The tanks could also be unsoldered and removed so the techs could clean out the cores and reinstall the tanks. It was cheaper than replacing them. Now a lot of the the dam things are made of plastic and aluminum, so they are basically throw-aways, especially if they are even slightly damaged in a wreck. They will last years if you use the proper coolant and flush them out every few years. If you don't use the right mixture and type of coolant, the entire cooling system of your vehicle can corrode, causing overheating and quite possibly compression leaks where the cylinder head matches the block. For those of you who don't believe or have any experience with such a problem, there is a POS 1995 Dodge Caravan in a junkyard somewhere with 70,000 miles on it that died as a result of this exact problem. These days I wouldn't waste my time getting a radiator fixed. It's cheaper and faster to remove the bad one and see how far you can throw it.
2007-08-15 08:32:09 · answer #3 · answered by Me again 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont waste your money on a repares rediator just put a new one in it will save you time and money in the long run
2007-08-15 07:29:20 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly RIch 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yea and they worked fine. just get a new one with a lifetime warranty.
2007-08-15 08:09:37 · answer #5 · answered by Stoner 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to junkyard and get one and flush it out just as good
2007-08-15 07:53:17 · answer #6 · answered by rex b 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋