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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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Hello! I have honda civic 92 and need to know if brought the correct radiator. The old radiator don't have ATF cooling, but the new one have ATF cooling. I thought it might have brought the wrong radiator. Does anyone here knows?? Please help..






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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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You should be OK. I don't really see anything wrong with the old one a little duct tape won't fix though.
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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im almost positive that nothing will spill or leak if u leave them how they are u could even remove them by twisting them out atleast mine did
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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I hate autozone, but
if you go to autozone.com and input your vehicle info you can look at pics there and that may show you if this will work or not. Based on the pics I THINK this should work, the only thing up for debate is the ports on the side, but they are capped, so I think it should be just fine

what about the other side? how does that look? identical?
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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It will work just fine. I bought this radiator http://www.radiatorsgalore.com/1992-...-and-core.html which ended up having the nipples for the auto trans cars too, but its just for the trans fluid to circulate into if you have an auto trans-has nothing to do with the coolant at all so just leave it alone and install it.
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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Just to verify what has already been said... I too run the same one you pictured in my 5spd 93 civic. Those ATF tubes do not enter the actual coolant chambers with the engine coolant. They have their own separate channel through the bottom for cooling.

100% perfectly fine. You will just leave those 2 lines disconnected.
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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Default Re: Did i brought the correct radiator??

Thank everyones for you help. I was bit concern about this radiator because it didn't look identical so i thought it would be a problem. Since everyones said it wouldn't be a problem, i did go install it. The other side of the radiator is the same. It just the ATF cooling that don't look the same. I also remove the thermostat so i hope everything goes well....
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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Don't remove your thermostat, it is never a good idea. Install a new one, they are cheap. If your car is still overheating, there is something else wrong. By the looks of your old radiator however, I can say with confidence that the engine should have been overheating.
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 09:45 AM
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the new rad. has the ports for the Auto trans. ... they do this so they can make one rad. and satisfy the need for everyone. less mixup. just leave the caps on them and pretend they are not there.

BTW . you need a thermostat... flush your cooling system with water and add new antifreeze and water .
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 03:01 PM
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i have the same radiator in my 95 and mine is a 5spd the 2 extra pieces dont leak on mine id imagine it would be the same for you
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