So I've been needing a new radiator for a while now, I've decided I want a new aluminum one instead of getting mine rebuilt. Found something that kinda irks me while looking online. Mine has no PS so my inlet is on the driver side. Now, my dads BJ40 has his inlet on the passenger side, since his thermo housing exits that way but he has no power steering either. It's basically the same radiator, but just with the inlet on the other side. The weird part is that online there are two different designs that are sold: inlet R outlet L for the Bj40 and inlet L outlet L for the Bj42 BUT THEY ONLY SHIP IT FROM CHINA AND IT'S WAY MORE EXPENSIVE. Can't find an LL anywhere in North America. They're all $300 US with "free shipping", while I could get a RL from california all said and done just over $200 CANADIAN. Blows my mind. And they're all made in China anyway, which I don't have a problem with but why can't they just ship a few of the other kind over too?
Anyway, I see no reason why I can't just get the Bj40 one and just run a different, more snake-ish radiator hose and reroute the overflow. Should fit just the same. Just bothers me why I can't get the proper one in North America, makes me feel like I'm missing something. Well that's my rant. Just wanna get her back on the road again!! Input appreciated.
Anyway, I see no reason why I can't just get the Bj40 one and just run a different, more snake-ish radiator hose and reroute the overflow. Should fit just the same. Just bothers me why I can't get the proper one in North America, makes me feel like I'm missing something. Well that's my rant. Just wanna get her back on the road again!! Input appreciated.