Radiator help
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Radiator help
Will the base model
Cts radiator work in the v?
My rad has a small crack in the bottom that only leaks if i drive it hard.
So i need a new cheap one for now
Cts radiator work in the v?
My rad has a small crack in the bottom that only leaks if i drive it hard.
So i need a new cheap one for now
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Will this one work? I can get it in a day or two it says.
Cause my local parts store wants 220 for a no name one also
https://m.ebay.com/itm/RADIATOR-FOR-...%257Ciid%253A1
Cause my local parts store wants 220 for a no name one also
https://m.ebay.com/itm/RADIATOR-FOR-...%257Ciid%253A1
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Think i will order this one instead, i dont think i want a cheap no name radiator, this is the oem ac delco v6 radiator, part number 21512. 134 plus 20 shipped, 154 seems fair.
https://www.wholesalegmpartsonline.c.../89022478.html
https://www.wholesalegmpartsonline.c.../89022478.html
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That 60 buck ebay one had a lifetime warranty it says, but i dont want it to break in a few weeks or a few months.
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Well that sucks, i found the oem V one on amazon, part number 21642, brand new for 147.
So what do u think i should go with then? Cheap for 60ish or get the good oem?
So what do u think i should go with then? Cheap for 60ish or get the good oem?
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For any future reference, the base model is exactly the same for around $60. It does have the trans cooler line bungs on it, but we obviously don't go using those. Save yourself a few dollars for bushing and motor mount replacements instead!
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I figured 147 wasnt bad compared to the 3,4 and 500 prices ive seen everywhere else for it.
And the ac delco 21512, thats the base v6 oem,
cheapest i found that was for 154 shipped.
But i was gonna order the 60 dollar cheap one, then i read posts on here where people say they only lasted a few days or a few weeks, so then i decided to go oem instead.
And i already did the cs mounts and trans mounts but i havent done any bushings yet.
Last edited by Mike ctsV; 09-25-2017 at 03:15 PM.
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Finally got my new oem rad from amazon, it was a lil twisted up, nothing would line up without a lil bit of elbow grease and flexin the new rad into shape.
U can see where the socket broke the corner of my fan blade
Found my socket i lost a few weeks ago during my header install, it ended up between the fan and the radiator, found it when moving the fans from the old one to the new one lol
U can see where one of the top tabs was snapped of sometime during shipping or before, drivers side, allwell, dont have another week to send it back and wait again.
A lil ghetto riggin, its not goin anywhere, and you will never see it by time the plastic cover is on
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I didnt install these things that cane with it, looks like i got to pull the grille or the bumper, and i never takein either off before, so those will go on oneday if im ever in there i guess lol, what are those for anyways? I see the ones on my car now, there all old and beat up.
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What does your temps run, mines still runnin at 220-230, still seems a bit high, i coulda swore before my rad problems a week ago that it was always around 200, but its still high with the new rad, but it will drop to 200-210 while im driving, but sitting still it gets to 230ish