Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Does a 1994 Isuzu Rodeo have a Plastic or Metal Radiator?

MOST RADIATOR HAVE AN ALUMINUM CORE AND THE SIDE TANKS ARE BLACK PLASTIC, A READIATOR COMPANY CAN REPLACE THEM IF ITS NOT TOO EXPENSIVE OR YOU CAN BUY A NEW ONE, BECAUSE ONCE THEY RECH THIS POINT THE PLASTIC IS FATIGUED AND JUST WONT HOLD ANYMORE FOR THE MOST PART, YOU CAN TEMPORARY FIX IT SOMETIMES, THEY MAKE A THING CALLED PLASTIC WELD YOU GET IT AT NAPA STORES, OR ANY AUTO PARTS CO, ITS IN ATUBE LIKE EPOXY AND YOU CLEAN OUT THE CRACK FILL IT AND LET IT HARDEN,, I HAVE STARTED TAKING A LITTLE PEICE OF ALUMINUM COKE CAN CUTTING IT INTO A SQUARE A LITTLE BIGGER THAN THE AREA AND NOT ONLY GLUE IT BUT PLACING THAT OVER IT LIKE A PATCH IT REINFORCES IT ,, BUT EVEUNTUALLY THIS BAD RADIATOR IS GOING TO GET YOU ACROSS TOWN AND BLOW AGAIN,, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINING NOT THE END OF THE REPAIRS, IF YOU WAIT TOO LONG YOU WILL OVER HEAT THE TOP END AND BURN UP THE TOP END OR BLOW A HEAD GASKET, ALL ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS, MY ADVICE IS TO FIX IT ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO A LOCAL RADIATOR SHOP ,NOT A GARAGE THAT DOES ALL REPAIRS, MINE HAS MUCH BETTER PRICES , ON MY SONOMA NAPA WANTED 150 FOR THE RADIATOR AND THEN THERES LABOR TO PUT IT IN , MY RADIATOR SHOP CHARGED ME 150 INCLUDING THE INSTALLAION, , GET IT FIXED BEFORE YOU DONT HAVE AN ENGINE AT ALL, BUD

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