posted 02-26-2015 02:29 PM                  

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Originally posted by catfish:
a rad w/plastic tanks is not repairable.

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Do you mean a radiator with plastic tanks can't be rodded out? The old radiator shops used to remove the top and bottom of an all metal radiator with a torch to gain access to the top and bottom of the radiator core. They used a rod to force though each tube of the radiator core to poke all the junk out. Those old shops then put the core in a vat of mild or not so mild acid and cook the radiator core and then back flush it to make sure each tube was clean. They would resolder the top and bottom back on the radiator and repair any leaks they found by pressure testing. Each radiator is suppose to flow a certain amount of water and they had equipment that could test the flow and compare it to a chart for that make and model of car. I am talking about all metal radiators.

Fast forward, modern cars have plastic tanks on each end and cannot be removed but a radiator shop can still dip a radiator in his vat of acid and backflush and flow test the flow on any radiator to my knowledge. Most radiators run around $200 dollars but with the price of a Prowler radiator I will be looking for that old radiator shop that still does the repair work if the radiator is repairable.

Last time I had one done they gave you a 30 day warranty on a repaired radiator and a year on a new one. I don't like to have one repaired because it keeps the car down for several days. You buy the new one, make the swap and you are done and a year warranty.

I would be looking for one of those old radiator shops if you can find one. Cooling system work is all they did, kind of like going to a doctor who is a specialist.