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Radiator cracked! new one?

Old Dec 23, 2016 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by wyoming9
I also have to admit the materials have to have improved I tend to compare the plastic /Aluminum radiators of 20 years ago

Back in those days the tanks seemed real brittle in very cold temps .that sort of turned me off to plastic tanks

That 20 years went by in the blink of a eye it seems

I still like the all copper and brass for the ease of fixing it is a personal choice .

I am lucky I can fix these things and have a Good Radiator shop close enough
where can i find another brass one like the original without going to a dealership
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Old Dec 23, 2016 | 07:51 PM
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Radiator

Originally Posted by Trick30
was it just like the factory one?
no it's plastic and aluminum I think but I aint had any problems outta of it you just gotta make sure flush A new one.

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Old Dec 24, 2016 | 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Trick30
where can i find another brass one like the original without going to a dealership
Unfortunately I was not able to find a whole lot of choices available when it came to an all metal OEM replacement radiator for my 94 which is why I went with the CSF radiator that I mentioned in an earlier post. I do not know how good CSF radiators are but the one I received seems to be well built and dropped right in just like the stock radiator. I am now on my 3rd radiator in 22 years. The original radiator only lasted approx. 5 years, I then picked up another all metal radiator from a local radiator shop and it last up until this past year but had to be repaired a couple of times.

The best prices I found at the time I was looking at the CSF's were on Amazon but they were not in stock so I turned to eBay. I know they make the 3 row and I think also a 2 row. As I mentioned in a prior post Amazon has the 2056 for 231 + free ship +tax and there is a 3rd party selling it for 216 + free shipping

So far no complaints out of the one I installed but it has only been a couple of months and only time will tell.

There are some really good threads here on yotatech about radiators, hit that search button!!!!!!!
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Old Dec 24, 2016 | 08:38 AM
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Here's a handy link for figuring out which CSF radiator folks might want for their trucks:

https://roundforge.com/content/artic...up-or-4runner/

There's a chart towards the bottom of the page that shows all the radiators they make for older Toyota trucks.
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Old Dec 24, 2016 | 02:26 PM
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I bought all my Radiators through the now gone Radiator Barn .

People complained about them but I had great luck
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Old Dec 24, 2016 | 07:11 PM
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holy forks! radiator barn sure rings a bell. i think that's where i may have gotten the one for my '86! chances are great i can find some old posts of mine asking around/talking about rad's and radiator barn's probably mentioned among them.
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Old Dec 25, 2016 | 09:14 AM
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i think that davez offroad has the three-row csf radiators? http://www.davezoffroadperformance.c...radiators.html

lce will also have something high-end.

but really all you need is one of those cheap rockauto radiators, could probably also get it from the local flaps... i got the SPECTRA PREMIUM/COOLING DEPOT CU147 on 4/2013 and it's still working fine, knock on wood.

i've offroaded it pretty hard on my sas'd 4runner, no leaks so far.
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