My trusty friend Tetsuo failed his pre-trip check last night with the performance pictured below—coolant bubbles at the top tank. I'd only driven it around the corner to top up the gas and let it idle in the driveway for 15 minutes or so while I used the superflow to air up the tires, and then saw the coolant stain on the driveway.
Fingers crossed that I only need a new radiator, though i suspect it is time for a new thermostat and water pump regardless. The head gasket is not PM and I ordered the exhaust gas test kit from Amazon, which will be here tomorrow. the iron man is at 195,000 miles.
In the 10 years I've owned this truck I have averaged 3000 miles a year. It's not a daily driver. It was a weekly driver when I used to use it to help my friend get his little girl from school on Fridays.
I was doing a pre-trip check because I hadn't driven it since late February. I was told when I bought it that the radiator had been recently replaced, and the seller didn't seem the type to shell out for OEM. Most memorably, he said his mechanic "couldn't figure out" the CEL caused by the rough idle. I'm no mechanic and *I figured it out.
Anyhow. Searching around, I saw that among the not-too-expensive options, there's some appreciation for the TYC radiator.
It's said to be a 95-97 radiator though.
Does it fit the 93-94 trucks?
If it doesn't, I may go with Denso, which i know isn't OE either.
Fingers crossed that I only need a new radiator, though i suspect it is time for a new thermostat and water pump regardless. The head gasket is not PM and I ordered the exhaust gas test kit from Amazon, which will be here tomorrow. the iron man is at 195,000 miles.
In the 10 years I've owned this truck I have averaged 3000 miles a year. It's not a daily driver. It was a weekly driver when I used to use it to help my friend get his little girl from school on Fridays.
I was doing a pre-trip check because I hadn't driven it since late February. I was told when I bought it that the radiator had been recently replaced, and the seller didn't seem the type to shell out for OEM. Most memorably, he said his mechanic "couldn't figure out" the CEL caused by the rough idle. I'm no mechanic and *I figured it out.
Anyhow. Searching around, I saw that among the not-too-expensive options, there's some appreciation for the TYC radiator.
It's said to be a 95-97 radiator though.
Does it fit the 93-94 trucks?
If it doesn't, I may go with Denso, which i know isn't OE either.
