typ44 - who carries the radiator w/ the metal side/hose necks

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A 5000 with an Aux radiator? The only type 44's with the aux radiator was the 20V 200.

----- Original Message -----
From: "l.leung at juno.com" <l.leung at juno.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2004 6:16 am
Subject: Re: typ44 - who carries the radiator w/ the metal side/hose necks

> 
> Brett,
> 
> As JordanVW posted that he was replacing a radiator
> on an 86 5KTQ, he doesn't NEED the side connections
> for the auxiliary radiator. 
> 
> I went OEM from an aftermarket vendor, reasoning the 
> same as many, that if my OEM radiator went 14 years
> and 180K miles, that the new one would do just fine.
> Modines would work, but are more pricey, + would have
> to be shipped. 
> 
> I sourced from list vendor DoubleZ for around $200. 
> 
> LL - NY
> 
> 
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> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 23:40:29 -0500
> From: Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net>
> Subject: Re: typ44 - who carries the radiator w/ the metal side/hose
> 	necks?
> To: JordanVw at aol.com, quattro at audifans.com
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> At 10:36 PM -0500 11/1/04, JordanVw at aol.com wrote:
> >is there any vendor out there that carries a radiator for a '86 
> 5kT that has
> >the metal side and metal coolant hose necks?   anyone know?
> >thanks
> 
> Nissan, but they're garbage- very little paint, poor welds.  Peter 
> Schulz had his out after maybe 2 years, I think; cracked weld led 
> to 
> a leak...whereas the OEM usually lasts 10 or more (mine lasted 13 
> before developing a pinhole leak at the bottom).
> 
> Modine many years ago built a nice, solid aluminum unit.  No more- 
> plastic end-tanks and no extra connections for the aux radiator.
> 
> B
> -- 
> "They that give up essential liberty to obtain temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin
> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~brett/
> 
> 
> 
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