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Mail From: Barry Hayes <(email redacted)>

It never fails. You get one step ahead, then fall two behind. I got a
check today so I went out to pay bills. On the way home the radiator
went. Fluid leaking for the upper half, getting rapidly worse. I can't
see the leak but I assume the plastic cracked or an upper galley let
loose. Fortunately only a few blocks from home so no overheating but it
left a trail. The local shop gets $170 for a replacement + installation
(which I will do myself). So for a 95 mtx some questions: does anybody
have a radiator to sell? Where might I find the best price for a new
one, and how big a PITA is this job?

thanks

Barry Hayes

ps, I do know about burping the system after a coolant loss.
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Mail From: "bob fisher" <(email redacted)>

98.65 www.radiatorbarn.com .free shipping,free lifetime warranty.this is
where i got mine for my 91 plus.i'm sure it's the same price for your sho
since i don't know the year.BOB
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From: "Barry Hayes" <(email redacted)>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 3:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] radiator needed


> It never fails. You get one step ahead, then fall two behind. I got a
> check today so I went out to pay bills. On the way home the radiator went.
> Fluid leaking for the upper half, getting rapidly worse. I can't see the
> leak but I assume the plastic cracked or an upper galley let loose.
> Fortunately only a few blocks from home so no overheating but it left a
> trail. The local shop gets $170 for a replacement + installation (which I
> will do myself). So for a 95 mtx some questions: does anybody have a
> radiator to sell? Where might I find the best price for a new one, and how
> big a PITA is this job?
>
> thanks
>
> Barry Hayes
>
> ps, I do know about burping the system after a coolant loss.
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Mail From: "Ron Porter" <(email redacted)>

www.radiators.com

A couple years back, I got the standard 1-year warranty radiator from them.
It was a factory Visteon for $91 + $9 overnight Fedex.

Ron Porter

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Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 3:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [Shotimes] radiator needed

It never fails. You get one step ahead, then fall two behind. I got a
check today so I went out to pay bills. On the way home the radiator
went. Fluid leaking for the upper half, getting rapidly worse. I can't
see the leak but I assume the plastic cracked or an upper galley let
loose. Fortunately only a few blocks from home so no overheating but it
left a trail. The local shop gets $170 for a replacement + installation
(which I will do myself). So for a 95 mtx some questions: does anybody
have a radiator to sell? Where might I find the best price for a new
one, and how big a PITA is this job?

thanks

Barry Hayes

ps, I do know about burping the system after a coolant loss.
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Mail From: FlamingTaco <(email redacted)>

If you've got an Autozone nearby, they will have both the stock radiator and HD (3.8L radiator) in store or nearby. Pep-Boys, NAPA, etc should all be able to get you what you need within a few business days if they do not have the item in-store. The Godan "HD" unit is $150 at Autozone. RCM sells them for $135+ shipping. IIRC, the regular MTX radiator was just about $110 at autozone.

David


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>From: Barry Hayes <(email redacted)>
>Sent: Jul 25, 2006 3:30 AM
>To:
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>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] radiator needed
>
>It never fails. You get one step ahead, then fall two behind. I got a
>check today so I went out to pay bills. On the way home the radiator
>went. Fluid leaking for the upper half, getting rapidly worse. I can't
>see the leak but I assume the plastic cracked or an upper galley let
>loose. Fortunately only a few blocks from home so no overheating but it
>left a trail. The local shop gets $170 for a replacement + installation
>(which I will do myself). So for a 95 mtx some questions: does anybody
>have a radiator to sell? Where might I find the best price for a new
>one, and how big a PITA is this job?
>
>thanks
>
>Barry Hayes
>
>ps, I do know about burping the system after a coolant loss.
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Mail From: Barry Hayes <(email redacted)>

Well I finally got to install the radiator I got from Nimz. Perfect
fit thank you. Now I know about the burping procedure but I can;t
find it so can someone tell me how to do it please?
Also, the car sat for some time before I could get to it. When I put
everything back and started, it lit the battery light and wouldn't
charge. Cleaning the battery terminals seems to have cured it but are
there any other possibilities? I checked all the connections and
grounds and they seem tight. Any ideas?

Barry Hayes
What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?
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Mail From: Jason Hartberger <(email redacted)>

Alternators on these cars suck. No, really, they stop working all the
time. Usually it's either the voltage regulator or the rectifier diodes
- an easy fix - but I'd be takin' it to an advance auto to get it tested
ASAP.

Jason

p.s. I've been through 4 alts on my car in the 3 years I've had it

Barry Hayes wrote:
> Well I finally got to install the radiator I got from Nimz. Perfect
> fit thank you. Now I know about the burping procedure but I can;t find
> it so can someone tell me how to do it please?
> Also, the car sat for some time before I could get to it. When I put
> everything back and started, it lit the battery light and wouldn't
> charge. Cleaning the battery terminals seems to have cured it but are
> there any other possibilities? I checked all the connections and
> grounds and they seem tight. Any ideas?
>
> Barry Hayes
> What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?
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