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Old 12-20-2013, 08:48 PM
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No wonder these things leak, ordered from Amazon for $160, came loose in giant box with no packaging. I can't believe how dented the fins are. I would send it back but my original is leaking pretty bad.

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Time to be a dick...but you get what you pay for and you ordered a car part from Amazon...

Should have spent the extra money to go through a reputable seller...or got a full aluminum unit and then the leak problem solved for good.

Alradco unit is $489.
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you can get a fin comb and straighten them out
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Originally Posted by ColeGraham
Time to be a dick...but you get what you pay for and you ordered a car part from Amazon...

Should have spent the extra money to go through a reputable seller...or got a full aluminum unit and then the leak problem solved for good.

Alradco unit is $489.
Agreed.

The reason you're replacing the stock radiator... is because it's a plastic piece of crap.

Why "fix" it with the same plastic piece of crap?
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Because it was cheap and wasn't even on my current list to do. Planned on doing Alradco in the spring.



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