Do aluminum radiators crack in the winter?
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Do aluminum radiators crack in the winter?
A friend of mine told me that his aluminum radiator cracked on him last winter. How many of you out there drove your car thru the winter with an aluminum radiator? Any problems?
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Re: Do aluminum radiators crack in the winter? (b20_driven)
99% of the new cars made come with alum radiators....
if he cracked it, possible he only had water in it, or a low coolant level which caused the radiator water to freeze... That could also mean problems for the block and head too.
Just make sure you have a 50-50 mix.
if he cracked it, possible he only had water in it, or a low coolant level which caused the radiator water to freeze... That could also mean problems for the block and head too.
Just make sure you have a 50-50 mix.
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Re: Do aluminum radiators crack in the winter? (srmofo)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by srmofo »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">or he bought a cheapass ebay radiator and it inevitably failed</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, it was a cheap ebay radiator. ROFL. I got a mitshimoto radiator. So hopefully that works out better than his.
Yes, it was a cheap ebay radiator. ROFL. I got a mitshimoto radiator. So hopefully that works out better than his.
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Re: Do aluminum radiators crack in the winter? (b20_driven)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b20_driven »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Yes, it was a cheap ebay radiator. ROFL. I got a mitshimoto radiator. So hopefully that works out better than his.</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats what I got right now and so far I am happy with it
Yes, it was a cheap ebay radiator. ROFL. I got a mitshimoto radiator. So hopefully that works out better than his.</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats what I got right now and so far I am happy with it
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Re: Do aluminum radiators crack in the winter? (srmofo)
Even tho I dont plan on driving the car in the winter. I just hope it don't crack on me while I do some winter warmups.
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Re: Do aluminum radiators crack in the winter? (b20_driven)
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Its good for you because you dont have below zero temps down there, bro.
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and its all because of bad coolant mix... I've NEVER had a radiator crack during winter and OEM radiators have plastic end caps... Its not like the radiator gets hot coolant instantly, causing it to crack from thermal shock...
Its good for you because you dont have below zero temps down there, bro.
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and its all because of bad coolant mix... I've NEVER had a radiator crack during winter and OEM radiators have plastic end caps... Its not like the radiator gets hot coolant instantly, causing it to crack from thermal shock...
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Re: Do aluminum radiators crack in the winter? (Flashmn)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Flashmn »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
and its all because of bad coolant mix... I've NEVER had a radiator crack during winter and OEM radiators have plastic end caps... Its not like the radiator gets hot coolant instantly, causing it to crack from thermal shock...</TD></TR></TABLE>Bad welds with even worse material will crack from repeated heating/cooling cycles though
and its all because of bad coolant mix... I've NEVER had a radiator crack during winter and OEM radiators have plastic end caps... Its not like the radiator gets hot coolant instantly, causing it to crack from thermal shock...</TD></TR></TABLE>Bad welds with even worse material will crack from repeated heating/cooling cycles though
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