Radiator2.JPG
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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 ...
Radiator7.JPG
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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...
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1069 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...
Radiator11.JPG
1676 hits | 98.39 KB | Posted: 9/7/12

I tested it on the truck at 13psi (same as the cap) and although there were no obvious leaks, I coul...
Radiator12.JPG
1231 hits | 53.42 KB | Posted: 9/7/12

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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1227 hits | 89.41 KB | Posted: 9/7/12

With the radiator removed, ports plugged, and Windex on the tank, the leak is apparent, even at 7psi...
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1115 hits | 61.61 KB | Posted: 9/7/12

With the area dry, it disappears again. This suggests that it CAN be repaired, since it's so close ...
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1272 hits | 122.4 KB | Posted: 9/7/12

This is the plan:
1) drink the Sprite
2) cut the can open
3) cut a patch of thin Aluminum
4) sand th...
Radiator16.JPG
1351 hits | 67.71 KB | Posted: 9/7/12

The hose clamp around the nipple prevents the expansion plug from splitting it.

At 13psi again, the...
Radiator17.JPG
1302 hits | 93.77 KB | Posted: 9/7/12

Some GENTLE pressure on the tank seam stopped the tiny leak there. As long as the cap ONLY holds ~1...
Radiator 96.jpg
2300 hits | 104.59 KB | Posted: 7/10/03

SOLD 96 V-8 Radiator
Fan shroud available
Radiator lower isolator/mount is E5TZ8125A

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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-...
RadCapPrTest.jpg
134 hits | 56.6 KB | Posted: 1/29/22

Radiator Cap Pressure Testing
IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.

A pressure tester & cap adapt...

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