welll I was almost ready to go for it but now..... Welll made in china so no surprise here. Buy American !!!!!
Liland all aluminum radiator (1 Viewer)
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Just placed my order for an OEM radiator through my local dealership. What is the American made radiator you are looking at?
There, fixed it for ya.
I think in this case you want to buy Japanese, for your Japanese truck.Ron Davis Racing - Performance Aluminum Radiators and Custom Aluminum Radiators the best as it can get...
Yeah... One of those radiators is about a third of what I bought my 80 for. They are beautiful but for now I'll stick with the OEM.
The RD are nice but, the biggest advantage is trail fixable (plastic tanks aren't real fixable anywhere, for that matter) and maybe some peace of mind. Ya oughtta think about TYC, though. For the price, you could go through 5 or 6 TYC's for the same $ that you plunk down for a RD. I've heard it said that some of the Arizona 80 owners consider the TYC a consumable. Reason being that they outperform OEM and if you live where it's above 100F for more than 6 months a year, it makes sense.
I agree, the Ron Davis radiators are expensive (although "expensive" is a relative notion); however, the chances are that they will last forever, most likely will outlast the truck, whereas the chances that the OEM rad will need to be changed again in the life of the truck are very high... So all in all (all considered including the labour and inconveniences in changing the rad twice...) I firmly believe the Ron Davis radiators are well wort it.
Several of the rads I've changed were no longer efficient, but still looked fine. There's something to be said for a fresh start.
I just bought this radiator for my 91 land cruiser, what has your long term experience been?
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No problems. I'm happy with the radiator. I expect it to last a long time.
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I got the liland 1469AA but it's out of stock now
Dammit!
i went with a Liland unit after i blew my Ron Davis. It is cooling just as good as my RD i had installed. Pretty happy with my unit.
Sweet! I'll be installing it this weekend, along with the thermostat, clutch fan, belt , and water pump.
Anything else I should do while I'm in there? Going to use one of those DYI garages with a lift bay
3FE air pump Belt question.....
Was the air pump a US market only thing or did the rest of the world suffer our fate ? Reason I ask is because if the rest of the world didn't have the air pump then there must be a OEM belt to run the PS without the air system. Is there such a belt ??
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I'm not sure my car is American market I believe I do have an air pump should I replace it?3FE air pump Belt question.....
Was the air pump a US market only thing or did the rest of the world suffer our fate ? Reason I ask is because if the rest of the world didn't have the air pump then there must be a OEM belt to run the PS without the air system. Is there such a belt ??
No. All I'm saying is you can choose to bypass the airpump if you want.
I hadn't heard that you blew your RD. They're expensive and I thought were considered rugged. Can you share the circumstances? The Liland is about the same $ as my TYC and I'm just curious.
