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Dec 24, 2009 | 06:37 AM

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1990yota-pickup

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From: hubert nc

plastic radiators will get stress cracks and tend to leak around a seam..

make sure you hae a good ground on your cly. head.. and a good ground on the radiator

Dec 24, 2009 | 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by 1990yota-pickup

plastic radiators will get stress cracks and tend to leak around a seam..

make sure you hae a good ground on your cly. head.. and a good ground on the radiator

I agree with grounding the head, block, fan motor, etc...but not sure about grounding the radiator. I think grounding the rad could actually promote electrolyis through the coolant, not a good thing.

Dec 24, 2009 | 11:07 AM

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i know if you do not ground the head on 22r/re it does promote electrolyis. and the aluminum head will ionize.

Feb 3, 2010 | 02:45 PM

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has anyone picked up a radiator off ebay seen some pretty cheap 33-60$$? but i'm not sure if they are worth it

Feb 3, 2010 | 03:02 PM

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I had my factory radiator cleaned, flowed and the small leak in the upper tank braised for $80.....

Feb 3, 2010 | 05:43 PM

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I did the Summit racing radiator. $117. I was happy and it is working fine. Only issue i had was the first one they sent it had a gauge in the fins. I called, they sent me a new one, and i sent the old one back. real easy. Its been 2 years now. Oh with this radiator i found i had to trim the shroud to fit, it was off a touch.

Feb 3, 2010 | 06:06 PM

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Funny how things run in cycles. My radiator has developed several pin-hole leaks on the top as well, figured I'd replace it before it opened up and left me hot and dry on the side of the road.

AutoZone, Advance Auto, O'Reilly's and Summit Racing want $150 to $170 for radiators. I also saw the ones on ebay for $38.46 plus $30 shipping.... that is either a great deal or a rip off

Advance Auto has a $20 off promotion plus free shipping online, making their Ready Rad about $132, FYI.

Feb 3, 2010 | 06:26 PM

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myyota

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You can get a good quality 3 core replacement from radiator barn for about 150.00, i have one in my 4Runner and havn`t had any problems.

Feb 3, 2010 | 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by flyingbrass

I bought a 3 row CSF from Radiatorbarn a couple years ago. It works, as in it fit, cools well and doesn't leak.

The drain plug is a pain if you're used to the nice downspout on OEM radiators. Instead of having a tube to direct the coolant down into a bucket as you back the plug out, it just sprays out everywhere as you loosen it, then shoots out rearward.

This.. One other issue I've noticed was how the fan shroud bolted up.
The factory radiator has the nuts tack welded and the aftermarket CSF uses tinner nuts.
Other than that the CSF works fine.

Apr 5, 2010 | 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by InternetRoadkill

I think mine came from "radiator barn" (???). Maybe. It was a couple of years ago. I bought a V6 radiator for the 22RE and it's working wonderfully and wasn't all that expensive.

I have a V6 radiator in my new (to me) '87 4Runner w/ 22RE. I was going thru it this weekend and replaced the belts and fan clutch and noticed there was no fan shrowd. Looking at the V6 shrowd pics on ebay it appears that the fan hole in the shrowd is off- center and seems that the L4 fan ass'y is centered.

QUESTION - Will the V6 shrowd fit with a 22RE?

Any help would be appreciated.