Steve83 > 1983 Ford Bronco > open folder Radiator Repair

A new radiator is a couple hundred bucks, but a junkyard might sell one as low as $30, so it can be ...
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A new radiator is a couple hundred bucks, but a junkyard might sell one as low as $30, so it can be ...
This is a ~19-year-old factory radiator. It's a 2-core (heavy-duty) with an ATF cooler from a '93 F...
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This is a ~19-year-old factory radiator. It's a 2-core (heavy-duty) with an ATF cooler from a '93 F...
I noticed all these cracks before I bought this junkyard radiator. But since the truck wasn't wreck...
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1181 hits | 79 KB | Posted: 9/6/12
I noticed all these cracks before I bought this junkyard radiator. But since the truck wasn't wreck...
I tested it on the truck at 13psi (same as the cap) and although there were no obvious leaks, I coul...
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I tested it on the truck at 13psi (same as the cap) and although there were no obvious leaks, I coul...
The leak is so small it's not visible - only a tiny speck of liquid at one end of the crack suggests...
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The leak is so small it's not visible - only a tiny speck of liquid at one end of the crack suggests...
With the radiator removed, ports plugged, and Windex on the tank, the leak is apparent, even at 7psi...
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With the radiator removed, ports plugged, and Windex on the tank, the leak is apparent, even at 7psi...
With the area dry, it disappears again. This suggests that it CAN be repaired, since it's so close ...
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With the area dry, it disappears again. This suggests that it CAN be repaired, since it's so close ...
This is the plan:1) drink the Sprite2) cut the can open3) cut a patch of thin Aluminum4) sand th...
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This is the plan:
1) drink the Sprite
2) cut the can open
3) cut a patch of thin Aluminum
4) sand th...
The hose clamp around the nipple prevents the expansion plug from splitting it.At 13psi again, the...
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The hose clamp around the nipple prevents the expansion plug from splitting it.

At 13psi again, the...
Some GENTLE pressure on the tank seam stopped the tiny leak there. As long as the cap ONLY holds ~1...
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Some GENTLE pressure on the tank seam stopped the tiny leak there. As long as the cap ONLY holds ~1...
SOLD 96 V-8 RadiatorFan shroud availableRadiator lower isolator/mount is E5TZ8125A[url=https://w...
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SOLD 96 V-8 Radiator
Fan shroud available
Radiator lower isolator/mount is E5TZ8125A

[url=https://w...
SOLD Fan shroud for 84-96 V8 F-series & Bronco from 96 5.8L Bronco. Engineering number F4TA-8146-...
Fan Shroud V8.jpg
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SOLD Fan shroud for 84-96 V8 F-series & Bronco from 96 5.8L Bronco.

Engineering number F4TA-8146-...
Radiator Cap Pressure Testing IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. A pressure tester & cap adapt...
RadCapPrTest.jpg
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Radiator Cap Pressure Testing
IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.

A pressure tester & cap adapt...
Radiator Flow TestingIF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.With the engine cold, fan removed, and r...
RadiatorFlowTest.jpg
93 hits | 66.99 KB | Posted: 7/31/24
Radiator Flow Testing
IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.

With the engine cold, fan removed, and r...
The easiest way to check AIR flow through the radiator fins is by tilting it directly at the sun. A ...
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The easiest way to check AIR flow through the radiator fins is by tilting it directly at the sun. A ...