Radiator options
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CALL DEWITTS !!!
OR CLICK HERE >>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.dewitts.com/
thay are AWESOME to deal with, & excellent quality !!
OR CLICK HERE >>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.dewitts.com/
thay are AWESOME to deal with, & excellent quality !!
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From: San Diego CA
Pretty much a waste of time to bother trying to fix the leak.
If you can afford it, you've got dewitts.
If you're on a budget, like me, you can get a northern that'll fit fine too. PM me if you want details on it, Tom gets all whiney when I post a link.
Tom's is a bit better quality, but there's nothing wrong with using a Northern, and not a universal one like the one he uses in his comparison.
If you can afford it, you've got dewitts.
If you're on a budget, like me, you can get a northern that'll fit fine too. PM me if you want details on it, Tom gets all whiney when I post a link.
Tom's is a bit better quality, but there's nothing wrong with using a Northern, and not a universal one like the one he uses in his comparison.
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I spent some time deciding which way to go...Copper/Brass vs aluminum...I had good service from my original C/B...my replacement C/B in pic below only lasted 4 years...turns out,it was a Chinese core...thinner materials,etc...
Go to Dewitts site,as they have U.S. made copper/brass cores,and of course, excellant aluminum radiators...the advantage of aluminum is it disapates heat much quicker...
Go to Dewitts site,as they have U.S. made copper/brass cores,and of course, excellant aluminum radiators...the advantage of aluminum is it disapates heat much quicker...
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From: Jersey Shore Exit 98
if its a large hole you should replace the rad. I purchased one from Be-Cool nice but $$. Ecklers & Mid-America have good replacement rad from $500 to $600 range. But I also fixed one that had a pin-hole leak with barsleak. It stopped the leak and did not effect the cooling.It depends on the size of the hole & the amount of antifreeze on the garage floor. You can put the Barsleak in and use it until you decide to buy and how much you want to spend. I use to think this was a bubba fix and I would never use it until I saw a local GM dealership using it. The manager who was a friend of mine told me that it was GM approved.
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From: Spring Texas
If your car is NCRS quality you may want to seek out a rebuilder to have your radiator recored (Dewitts I think), or gat a quality "Direct Fit" replacement from Dewitts. Hmm, does that name seem to keep coming up?