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Old Sep 4, 2013 | 08:32 AM
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Guys I have searched and check and I am stumped. I have a 2003 Auto C5- I had a coolant leak and found the culprit to be a crack in my radiator, i ordered a new replacement from my local parts guy and the radiator tranny cooler lines did not fit, my fittings are too big for the new radiator, we then order a second radiator and still wont fit. Can someone look at these pics and tell me what is going on? I bought the car used- could i have the wrong year radiator in my 03? could that be the reason why my fittings are different? if so what radiator year should i purchase or what should i do? any help would be greatly appreciated I've search for pictures to compare and couldnt find any, i just attached 3 pics to show you what i have.

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Old Sep 4, 2013 | 11:20 AM
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I think you just need some reducer fittings, it's not uncommon to require that.
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I think you just need some reducer fittings, it's not uncommon to require that.
Any part number or reference you can provide? thanks in advance

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do you have a parker hose store near by? pressure washer store? you will need a pressure fitting adapter

ac delco 20889 comes ready to go out of the box with the correct pressure fittings for those of you who will be needing radiators in the future. only 188 shipped via amazon
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Originally Posted by racebum
do you have a parker hose store near by? pressure washer store? you will need a pressure fitting adapter

ac delco 20889 comes ready to go out of the box with the correct pressure fittings for those of you who will be needing radiators in the future. only 188 shipped via amazon
Thank you brother, ended up taking the old radiator to the shop that i bought the new one off and they took it apart and swapped the fittings from the old one to the new one- they pressure tested and said it was good to go. Any of you ever had this kind of work done? Is it reliable?

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