Radiator leak , again.......
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Radiator leak , again.......
After two failed repairs of my radiator , I would like to know if the transmission cooler part of a Ford radiator flows if you have it installed with a manual transmission & the trans lines are plugged off 
How does the coolant flow in an install as described , mine !!!
P.O installed it
How does the coolant flow in an install as described , mine !!!
P.O installed it
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If the transmission cooler lines are plugged, the radiator will still function as intended. The way most of these types of radiators are built is they have a smaller, standalone cooler built into the larger radiator. These types of radiators make me cringe a little bit as I use to manage a warranty team for a major parts supplier and we would see where the trans coolers would fail and leak into the radiator or vice versa.
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If the transmission cooler lines are plugged, the radiator will still function as intended. The way most of these types of radiators are built is they have a smaller, standalone cooler built into the larger radiator. These types of radiators make me cringe a little bit as I use to manage a warranty team for a major parts supplier and we would see where the trans coolers would fail and leak into the radiator or vice versa.
. So , the two are completely separate !!! I started this thread wondering if radiator has old antifreeze in the transmission part of cooler that may have corroded thus causing the very slow seepage of fluid out of radiator
I will look more closely at the radiator to see if leak is close to the transmission part & will try to remove one or both of the plugs for the transmission lines to see if anything comes out ?
Have taken said radiator twice to be repaired and it still leaks
Will ask repair guy if he checked the transmission part of radiator Was not charged 2nd time , hopefully will not be charged this time either
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