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From: TN
110% agree!
Just got back off vacay to SD and that is no place
to have a problem with a vehicle. Beautiful out there though.
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I agree, but the dealers love them because they fail and aren't repaireable.
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From: Cairns,Far Nth Queensland
I put the fan through mine
I was surprised how cheap it was to replace in Australia only $570 aussie dollars considering the size of them
You guys in the states should be able to get them a lot cheaper than here in australia
Cheers,
Patchy
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From: Isanti, MN
Originally Posted by Big-Foot
In my opinion, plastic radiator tanks have absolutely NO place in a heavy duty truck...
Either way they don't seem to fail that frequently. My '00 Excursion had what appeared to be the original radiator when I sold it a year ago. In fact my 17-year-old Lincoln also has what appears to be the original radiator with plastic end tanks.
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From: Iowa
Yep, they fail, so did the old ones and most of those I took in were rarely fixable. Used to be able to get a new tank crimped on but the low price of replacement radiators has pretty much killed off the radiator repair business. There hasn't been a shop around here for years.
Just replaced one on a chevy truck for the same reason, its a 95 with 170k on it and the radiator was original. The replacement was an aftermarket but only cost 140 bucks out the door and come with a lifetime warranty from Oreilly.
Ouch! 7 bills to replace a radiator, sounds like they really got you, hope at least it was OEM for that price. I would have changed it in the parts store parking lot even if I had to buy some tools to do it and still came away at less than $250!
Just replaced one on a chevy truck for the same reason, its a 95 with 170k on it and the radiator was original. The replacement was an aftermarket but only cost 140 bucks out the door and come with a lifetime warranty from Oreilly.
Ouch! 7 bills to replace a radiator, sounds like they really got you, hope at least it was OEM for that price. I would have changed it in the parts store parking lot even if I had to buy some tools to do it and still came away at less than $250!