As always, thanks for your input!
Yes, the Tstat, water pump, fan clutch, radiator, and all hoses are getting changed out this weekend and I'm looking forward to getting my hands in there :)
Yeah, mine is running green from the PO...and to be honest, until I started Lurking on MUD, I didn't know that Cruisers needed to be flushed so often. So, ewith me doing the cooling system and putting a new radiator in it...I'll probably keep green since that's what's there but I'm curious to...
Yeah, I also spoke with another forum member that has a shop in Phoenix (where I grew up from 8 y/o to 29 y/o) who stated his shop runs these specific Denso radiators and no one has had a problem. If a Denso in a Land Cruiser can take he brutal Phoenix summer highway heat / stop and go in town...
I went with the DENSO via RockAuto - I wanted to go OEM but the price point was a little more than I wanted AND there was a helluva wait. So, after conferring with the Ih8mud forums of old, I went with the above mentioned DENSO.
Thanks for the super detailed write up! It’s appreciated 👍
Nothing is leaking…she’s as dry as a bone in that regard. In fact, she’s not even leaking any oil at 220k miles. There’s slight blowback oil from the distributor, and I already have the gasket ready and waiting for thst, among a slew of...
Thanks for the insight!
I was just planning on getting a standard flush kit from Napa…but that’s part of my question also, I guess…do I need to do a massive flush when replacing the entire radiator?
I planned on using distilled water…it’s pretty inexpensive and I’ve read that’s what most mud...
Ok, so...not to beat a totally dead horse on the subject...don't hurt me, hahaha!
Yes, I read just about every post, old and new, about which radiator fluid to use, BUT...pretty much every post talks about an existing radiator and simply flushing the system and not dropping a new one in AND...