Cracked Radiator this morning, freezing cold
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Cracked Radiator this morning, freezing cold
I was driving to work this morning and the heat gauge rose dramatically, I pulled over and steam was erupting out of this tiny crack on the upper left hand side of the radiator. anyone know what caused this?.....my guess is that its stock since 1988.
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probably just old and brittle.
or you had to much water mixed in and it froze up over night
just make sure you mix your antifreeze right when you put a new radiator in
or you had to much water mixed in and it froze up over night
just make sure you mix your antifreeze right when you put a new radiator in
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I did remove and reinstall the radiator when i did my engine swap, but that was a while ago, how long will it take to take the old radiator out and install the new one, work is going to give me 2 hours to do it.
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Make sure your anti freeze mix is right, I run about 90/10 anti freeze/water but that's what I've always done. Check the manual to be sure.
My factory 86 rad only made it until 08 so these things do fail after a while. It took me about 30 minutes to drain/pull/replace/fill/burp the new one.
My factory 86 rad only made it until 08 so these things do fail after a while. It took me about 30 minutes to drain/pull/replace/fill/burp the new one.
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There is a writeup in the tech section on how to change your rad. Pretty easy job..
I R&R the rad on my girls 22re runner, that was easier then on my truck.
Partly because my rad is bigger and my truck is about 8" higher...
I run a 50/50mix of Toyota coolant and distilled water
I R&R the rad on my girls 22re runner, that was easier then on my truck.
Partly because my rad is bigger and my truck is about 8" higher...
I run a 50/50mix of Toyota coolant and distilled water
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