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HELP with new Radiator

Old 09-09-2007, 10:57 AM
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I just bought this last week, I see it has connections for an auto trans, but I have a lt4 6 speed.
Does my stock radiator have these 2 connections also? Does my stock radiator have caps to cap off these 2 things?

If my stock radiator has caps, I am assuming I take out these blue plugs before I put the caps on?

Old 09-09-2007, 11:21 AM
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The caps are just keep trash out of the core inside your radiator for the auto tranny until the lines are connected. You can leave them in the new one but nothing will leak if they arn't installed. It is like a small core within a large core.
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Originally Posted by BerniesVette
You can leave them in the new one but nothing will leak if they arn't installed. It is like a small core within a large core.
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So I can leave these things in the way they are, and even though i have a 6 speed I do not neet to cap these off because they are not going to leak?
Its kind of odd that they wouldnt be connected to the radiator itself..
Old 09-09-2007, 11:47 AM
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Your factory radiator did not have a trans cooler and therefore no cooler connections. Almost no one in the radiator business makes, stocks, and inventories two radiators where one will do. All replacement radiators come with the trans cooler and will work for both the manual and automatic applications. You just don't connect what you don't have. The trans cooler is a liquid to liquid cooler. The trans fluid remains separate from the engine coolant. plugged or unplugged, nothing will leak from those connections you won't be using.

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Thanks guys for the replies, I got done about an hour ago and everything seems good with no leaks after I took it for a ride.

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