Was doing some maintenance on the truck last night, discovered my radiator is leaking at 2 place on the top tank. I'm fine with it, I got this radiator off a turbo truck I parted out years ago, so it was basically free. The turbo cooling port is a nuisance anyway, interferes with the intake tube. I had it looked at last summer at a local shop to have the port removed, he told me it wasn't worth the expense, it was on the way out anyway.
Sooo... looking for a replacement. No plastic/aluminum sandwiches for me, thanks, I want old-school full metal brass/copper. I see the CSF brand recommended here, in particular the 3-row CSF2314.
The rad I have now is only 2-row, seems sufficient. Do I really need a 3-row? I can get a 2-row CSF850 for about $20 less.
Looks like CSF doesn't sell one without the tranny cooler built in at the bottom, which I don't need.
Incidentally, I've been putting up with weird cooling temps all summer, and a really noisy fan, seems like it was engaged all the time. Temps never got over 190dF, but it would fluctuate all around, sometimes wouldn't get over 175, but if I turned on the heat, it would shoot up to 185 then come right back down. I suspected my fan clutch was locking up too early, so did some searching and found Amazon sells an OEM AISIN one for $52. At that price, it's not worth the hassle of buying the silicone oil and attempting the rebuild. Swapped it out yesterday and holy cow what a difference. Temp climbs up much faster from cold, then it sits rock solid at 180dF. No more roaring noise, just the usual 22RE valve clatter. Hoping I will have better heat this winter. The new one looked exactly like the old factory AISIN that I took off. Highly recommended!
http://www.amazon.com/Aisin-FCT-003...&qid=1438029218&sr=1-1&keywords=AISIN+FCT-003
Sooo... looking for a replacement. No plastic/aluminum sandwiches for me, thanks, I want old-school full metal brass/copper. I see the CSF brand recommended here, in particular the 3-row CSF2314.
The rad I have now is only 2-row, seems sufficient. Do I really need a 3-row? I can get a 2-row CSF850 for about $20 less.
Looks like CSF doesn't sell one without the tranny cooler built in at the bottom, which I don't need.
Incidentally, I've been putting up with weird cooling temps all summer, and a really noisy fan, seems like it was engaged all the time. Temps never got over 190dF, but it would fluctuate all around, sometimes wouldn't get over 175, but if I turned on the heat, it would shoot up to 185 then come right back down. I suspected my fan clutch was locking up too early, so did some searching and found Amazon sells an OEM AISIN one for $52. At that price, it's not worth the hassle of buying the silicone oil and attempting the rebuild. Swapped it out yesterday and holy cow what a difference. Temp climbs up much faster from cold, then it sits rock solid at 180dF. No more roaring noise, just the usual 22RE valve clatter. Hoping I will have better heat this winter. The new one looked exactly like the old factory AISIN that I took off. Highly recommended!
http://www.amazon.com/Aisin-FCT-003...&qid=1438029218&sr=1-1&keywords=AISIN+FCT-003