Duramax all aluminum radiator
as the title states. is there such a thing? been searching around for a radiator without the plastic end caps. mine has developed a leak around the seam and i have been topping it off about once a week. lately i am needing to top it off every other day. at some point enough is enough.
i would like to replace it with one that doesn't contain plastic in its construction. ie: aluminum end caps anyone have any ideas on who may sell one of these? i have seen universal ones but the hose connections seem to be in the wrong place. my truck is an 04 chevy 2500HD LB7 engine thanks for any leads |
You can have a radiator shop build one for you mine is all sheet metal.. but even then they can still crack...
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well, i decided to repair mine instead.
here are some photos of how i fixed it. seems to be holding up well so far. area where it was leaking https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-d....NEF.jpg?gl=US prying tabs with a screwdriver https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-p....NEF.jpg?gl=US bending the tabs out the rest of the way https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-F....NEF.jpg?gl=US paying it open https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-d....NEF.jpg?gl=US tank removed. you can see the transmission "cooler" inside https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-P....NEF.jpg?gl=US remove gasket https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-c....NEF.jpg?gl=US after cleaning up everything, letting it dry in the sun https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A....NEF.jpg?gl=US now for the reassembly. first a bead of black ATV https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z....NEF.jpg?gl=US Gasket and another bead of ATV https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X....NEF.jpg?gl=US now bend the tabs back down. i also tapped them flat with a small hammer https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F....NEF.jpg?gl=US all done https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-b....NEF.jpg?gl=US its been about a month and still no leaks. everything seems good |
Nice job. Great pics too
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