with all the cooling problems people having on the boards lately i decided to pick one up. its suppose to b a direct bolt in. anyone have any tips or tricks to get this thing in easier? also need a cap. can i pick one up at autozone (havent checked, will the stock one work?)
well when i got mine the draincock was seized and i had to cut off the bung and weld a new one in. so my only advise is that you make sure you can loosen the draincock befor you put it in. other than that it went in fine. a little tight but it fit right in place of the old one.
I had no problems, fit perfect, the onlt thing I did before putting it in was run clean distilled water through it before I put it in; just to get any dust or debris out before I installed it. This step is not needed though, but you really need to run distilled water in it, or the premixed antifreeze cause its made with distilled water.
ok guys i pulled it out the box to look it over b4 i put it on. now i think i ran into a problem. the drain peice, is it suppose to come off or just loosen. i thought u unscrew it to let the coolant out. anyways the silver piece that would allow me to do either just spins around. so i cant unscrew it. wth to do?? i attached a pic.
That's the drain petcock. It doesn't come out, just spins after it's loose. Turn it right to tighten it. I tighten it pretty tight by hand, and that holds just fine.
so i'm not the only one that got one with a seized drain ****.
find a shop that sells an aluminum bung.( i think it was 1/4 national pipe thread) I MIGHT BE WRONG THOUGH. and then take the radiator to a shop that can weld aluminum. (any chassis shop should be able to) get the bung welded on and then go buy a new draincock.