G-body swap guys: Which radiator?
12-23-2012, 01:54 PM
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Yeah here's a pic with the transmission cooler lines going to it, I've been searching around and it seems most g-body radiators you get from the parts store will have that port, and it looks like people may be using it for a coolant level switch.
And here's a picture of the plug that goes in the hole, maybe I can take the plug to a hardware store and check the plumbing section to see what fits that plug and that will tell me what size it is.
And here's a picture of the plug that goes in the hole, maybe I can take the plug to a hardware store and check the plumbing section to see what fits that plug and that will tell me what size it is.
12-23-2012, 08:03 PM
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Yeah here's a pic with the transmission cooler lines going to it, I've been searching around and it seems most g-body radiators you get from the parts store will have that port, and it looks like people may be using it for a coolant level switch.
And here's a picture of the plug that goes in the hole, maybe I can take the plug to a hardware store and check the plumbing section to see what fits that plug and that will tell me what size it is.
And here's a picture of the plug that goes in the hole, maybe I can take the plug to a hardware store and check the plumbing section to see what fits that plug and that will tell me what size it is.
12-23-2012, 08:03 PM
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I'll be going with silverado upper and lower hoses, and i'll be going with an electric fan setup from a late 90's dodge intrepid. Most g-body guys i've seen that swap to electric fans either use the intrepid fans or a single fan from a ford taurus.
12-23-2012, 09:31 PM
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12-24-2012, 02:58 PM
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MalibuRacing, why do you need to run a temp probe? Although factory 99-04/05 trucks didn't come with electric fans stock, you can program a signal into the factory DBC PCM to have cts parameter set to turn on signal in pcm, so the cts effectively controls the fan.
I'm running a factory copper replacement from Advance Auto and it cools well, runs around 190 all the time even in the summer. Running a clutch fan with an electric fan "emergency" pusher.
I'm running a factory copper replacement from Advance Auto and it cools well, runs around 190 all the time even in the summer. Running a clutch fan with an electric fan "emergency" pusher.
12-26-2012, 04:19 PM
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Well I took the threaded plug in to work and I found that it threaded perfectly into a 1/2" female pvc fitting, so I just ordered a 1/2" to 1/4" bushing through Summit.
01-08-2017, 10:13 PM
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Radiator for ls swap in monte ss I put a radiator made from superior radiator in mt Clemens mi.
$300 for the radiator $200 for dual electric fans and shroud.
$500 total. Inlet and outlet tubes on the passenger side. Radiator also has a trans cooler
$300 for the radiator $200 for dual electric fans and shroud.
$500 total. Inlet and outlet tubes on the passenger side. Radiator also has a trans cooler
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