another radiator gone...

[digglesworth]

So after 105k miles, my radiator has developed a leak in the driver's side bottom corner... Looks like I'll be trying to locate one for a manual trans since I'm no longer using the oem cooler. Anyone have any good luck with any particular brands. I heard silla was ok... Do they have one for the manual trans without the cooler? Need to order one like tonight...

 

[digglesworth]

is $250 a good price for an oem (manual trans)?

 

[scoreh3]

Look back a week or 2 in the treads , someone just found a new all aluminum ( no plastic ) one . Sorry for the lack of info at this time .

 

[woodwardsh3]

i have a sila and i paid 125.00. for the auto rad.

 

[digglesworth]

Look back a week or 2 in the treads , someone just found a new all aluminum ( no plastic ) one . Sorry for the lack of info at this time .

I can't justify $1100 for a radiator.

 

[digglesworth]

$196 for a new ac delco oem and new cap from rockauto.com. hopefully it shows up soon.

 

[06 H3]

Do u have a trans cooler already bypassed from the rad? if not be careful to avoid cross contamination

 

[digglesworth]

yep. been running that setup for a while now. actually getting ready to swap out the cooler for one with a built in fan. was gonna double up the cooler i have but i think adding a fan will work better. but thats another subject...

 

[rsc]

Instead of installing a new cooler with fan, why not put a generic fan on the one you have? It seriously looks to be about 95% the same as what you are thinking of. Just make some brackets and install over your existing cooler? Maybe a Derale 12742 or 12732? They are single stack coolers and under 4" deep.
http://derale.com/products/fluid-coolers/universal/remote-mount2013-10-28-09-53-271073910258

 

[digglesworth]

That 12742 is probably what I'm going with. It's like $115 at a few places. It's just easier going that route vs making something. No guesswork.

 

[digglesworth]

I think Bebe was running a 6 pass "flex-a-lite" model with a fan that had less cfm than these derales. I think an 8 pass w/ 450 cfm fan should be enough...

 

[rsc]

I think you're on to something now!

 

[digglesworth]

This is what I'll be trying.
I have a couple ideas for mounting and it may or may not be easier with the radiator in or out.