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    4/16/2014 8:06 AM  #1

    Steve69
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    Make a side note. Dont buy Aluminum Radiator without

    Drain Valve.  Dont use Nut Driver to tighten hose clamps.  Hoses will leak.  Use ratchet with socket to tighten clamps...LOL

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    4/16/2014 1:07 PM  #2

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    Re: Make a side note. Dont buy Aluminum Radiator without

    Who in the world would make a radiator without a drain?    

     

    4/16/2014 3:21 PM  #3

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    Re: Make a side note. Dont buy Aluminum Radiator without

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    Who in the world would make a radiator without a drain?    

    The Northern Cross flow Radiators dont have them.  Lesson Learned.   The next one will have a drain.
     

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    4/16/2014 3:57 PM  #4

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    Re: Make a side note. Dont buy Aluminum Radiator without

    Any radiator or welding shop could probably TIG one in fairly reasonably.

     

    4/16/2014 4:03 PM  #5

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    Re: Make a side note. Dont buy Aluminum Radiator without

    gjz30075 wrote:

    Who in the world would make a radiator without a drain?    

    FORD does!  My mom has a 02 Ford Taurus.  I had to change the heater hose assembly last fall.  I put it on my lift to drain the antifreeze, I had to take a hose loose to drain the system

     

    4/16/2014 5:23 PM  #6

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    Re: Make a side note. Dont buy Aluminum Radiator without

    Steve69 wrote:

    gjz30075 wrote:

    Who in the world would make a radiator without a drain?    

    The Northern Cross flow Radiators dont have them.  Lesson Learned.   The next one will have a drain.
     

    Yeah Ya Gotta buy the kit, they do it that way cos the radiators are generic. Not specific to one car, and the drain may need to go some place else.

    If it ain't broke, I haven't modified it Yet
     

     

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