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Old May 10, 2011 | 07:39 PM
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Just sharing my experiance with radiatorclassic on ebay



contacted them and they said it was the right part and if I sent it back I'd prob end up with the same one. Well I'll have my friend fix it and never use them again.
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Old May 10, 2011 | 08:36 PM
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The one they sent you is not recognizable as original nomenclature. Really wrong
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yah it's not even as pictured as I told them
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CAN YOU SAY..................DEWITT's ???

thats the place for rad's............PERIOD !!!
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Old May 12, 2011 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 427SIXPACK
CAN YOU SAY..................DEWITT's ???

thats the place for rad's............PERIOD !!!
That's for sure. I just installed a new correct aluminum stamped with correct numbers and Harrison sticker and it was a PERFECT fit. Course, you have to pay for quality. I waited until one of the vendors offered a 15% discount and then pulled the trigger. I'll never regret it.
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Old May 12, 2011 | 12:59 PM
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I couldn't agree more....

Dewitts =
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Old May 12, 2011 | 01:49 PM
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I was about to buy a heater core from them.
Glad I rather bought it from RockAuto.
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Old May 12, 2011 | 06:07 PM
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Well I'll have my friend fix it and never use them again.
Why not send it back? My guess is you are going to run into other fitment problems too!
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I'm guessing the Fleabays the Dewitts none of the aluminum ones meet NCRS codes do they?

So that radiator doesnt match what you pulled from your car WHAT year does it fit????

Or is this just another ad for Dewitts......
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Cheap things aren't good, and good things aren't cheap. While I'm at it, BOYCOTT China !!
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Cheap things aren't good, and good things aren't cheap. While I'm at it, BOYCOTT China !!
AMEN, brother!
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What's wrong with it exactly? The angle of the lower water neck? Or am I just missing something...

I didn't think the fitment was that tight down there, so even with the angle difference I figured it would fit?
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Originally Posted by centralcalvette
Cheap things aren't good, and good things aren't cheap. While I'm at it, BOYCOTT China !!
Too bad that isn't always the case....not all imported stuff is junk...some is some is not,

Like someone else mentioned and I wonder just how many of the parts we buy thinking they are USA are imports and or how many things we just can't get as USA made,

And I won't even get started on how 99% of the stuff sold in stores like Walmart and others stamped USA made are junk.

There is a bigger picture here than if you should buy a Dewitts radiator or not....
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