Radiator Repair Shop

fmlewis · 06-13-2011, 01:15 PM

My repair was to braze the lower hose tube. It was cracked pretty bad. One of the tubes in the core had a hole in it. The upper hose connection was pretty bad shape they had to reshape it. Then they did a compression check and all was good. It cost me $65. A new replacement from 4wd or similar was in the $250+ range. At Advance Autoparts I could have picked one up for $150, they are on sale with 15% off (plus you will get a $50 coupon to use on your next purchase. It was a tough a decision to repair but I haven't heard any good news on the Advance Radiators.

06-13-2011, 01:15 PM	#1
fmlewis The best damn Engineer!!! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fairfield Posts: 135	My repair was to braze the lower hose tube. It was cracked pretty bad. One of the tubes in the core had a hole in it. The upper hose connection was pretty bad shape they had to reshape it. Then they did a compression check and all was good. It cost me $65. A new replacement from 4wd or similar was in the $250+ range. At Advance Autoparts I could have picked one up for $150, they are on sale with 15% off (plus you will get a $50 coupon to use on your next purchase. It was a tough a decision to repair but I haven't heard any good news on the Advance Radiators.