The radiator in my '93 had a leak that got progressively worse. I pulled it yesterday and took it to a good local radiator shop. He called today and said it wasn't worth fixing cause it would probably start leaking again real soon. I can get a replacement OEM copper radiator for $305 and a new Spectra aluminum replacement for $250. I've read a lot of guys are switching to aluminum and the guy at the radiator shop suggested aluminum but I wanted to get yall's opinion.

 

the good experience.......
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the bad experience.......
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hey we had the same issue with the 15+ yr old stock units.i on the other hand,payed the 50 bucks to patch it up for a bit to keep on working the truck until i had time to swap it.worked good for a few weeks too.replaced her before she sprung another hole though luckily.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...l#post10513622

http://www.caparadiator.com/aluminumvscopper.html

whatever you decide,get one with the lifetime warranty so you'll never buy another one.it's costly enough so that once is plenty.

 

Good plan on the warranty. I can have either one here by Friday morning and I don't drive the ole '93 much anyway. Mainly it sets in the garage while I stand there and look at it thinking how much I like it! Lol. My dad puts around in it more than I do. I'll check the warranty on the spectra aluminum one before I commit to it.

 

Good luck with that. I bought and replaced my second lifetime guaranteed radiator today in my 90 model F350. The first one I bought about 6 or 7 years ago. It blew the top out of it a couple days ago. I tried to get it replaced under warranty only to find the company is no longer in business. So, I bought another lifetime guaranteed radiator for it today from Advance Auto. Hopefully when this one blows they will still be around.