radiator - repair or replace?
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Instructor
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From: Austin Tx
radiator - repair or replace?
What is your opinion? My 1976 L48 and 4 speed transmission has a very small leak in the radiator, it's so small it only leaks a very little when it is hot. But a leak is a leak and I want to get it repaired. By the way this car is fairley low milage at 36300 miles. So what should I do - have it repaired or replace with a new one.
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Melting Slicks
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From: largo florida
Either replace or have it rebuilt. Just repairing the pinhole probably wont do any good. Another leak could spring soon, not only that, but the radiator could also be partially plugged up.
Melting Slicks
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From: New Paltz, New York USA
I just bought a new radiator for my 81. The original radiator was still in there and it looked real bad on the inside. I did some looking around on the computer and found ...radiatorworld.com I got a new 3 row oem radiator delivered to my house for $162.00. Its nothing fancy just a copper replacment for the old one. I figured the old one lasted over 20 years so what the heck.
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