Radiator support question
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Radiator support question
Can anyone tell me what those black rubber/plastic "things" are in this picture circled in red. For lack of a better description they look like big rubber/plastic ears. They are held onto the radiator support with black plastic clips and are very flexible. I have looked all over the place and can't seem to figure out what they are and why they are there. I wasn;t as gentle as I could have been removing them....
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well do they go around the tranny cooler or radiator at all. Maybe they help air flow or keep out rocks and dirt. on my f350 theres a little flap at the bottom of the support to pull air up into the radiator. Are you changing the one out of your truck, you could always compare it with other supports.
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That's the outside (faces the grill) of the radiator support the radiator goes on the other side. I'm replacing the radiator support with a new one and the new one didn't come with those and I was trying to replace them but I don't know what they are. I have checked on the fordparts.com site but none of the illustrations show or list them.
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Thanks polarismuddman I have looked in LMC, NPD and the dealer so far no luck... don't think I will worry too much about them.
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The bottom drivers side where it mounted to the frame was completely rotted out and since I had the motor out and it was in the garage figured I would take the time to put a new one in now rather than later.
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VERY common problem that people never notice
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where did you find your radiator support i have been all over looking for onei did at one time find a place that sold them on line and they had a 5 yr waranty even if you crashed they would replace it you just pay s&h i have since lost the site and cannot relocate them
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where did you find your radiator support i have been all over looking for onei did at one time find a place that sold them on line and they had a 5 yr waranty even if you crashed they would replace it you just pay s&h i have since lost the site and cannot relocate them
Check LMC, NDP, DC, JBC and FoMoCo for new rad supports