New radiator
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From: Hattiesburg Ms
New radiator
My radiator has a small crack on the top passenger side and is leaking! Aftermarket or stock is the question here, also, how difficult of a job will this be? Who do you recommend buying from? Its a bone stock 1998 C5.Thanks
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Post up in here in the sale and buy section,you want to buy a used one in here. I just sold one last year out of my car. Robert
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Thanks guys, this gm radiator has lasted 14 years. Guess I will stick to the oem part.... I just had the front main seal replaced, wonder if the radiator is just coincidence? Is it possible that they cracked my radiator? Did they have to remove it? Anywho, thanks guys
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While technically I suppose you could replace the front seal without removing the radiator, it is highly likely that it was removed for that repair.
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From: Hattiesburg Ms
I bought a new radiator and replaced it myself. Very easy job using the drive up rhino ramps. I spent more time cleaning everything under there than I did removing and replacing the radiator. I am not a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination either. Labor cost would have been $250 and the dealership and $150 at the local shop. Thanks for the advice!