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I ended up just replacing the radiator on my Burb. The tank was leaking on the driver's side. Replacing the tank would have been around half of the radiator replacement, and no warranty on anything.
For that money I’d just buy(I have)a new radiator to replace the 33 year old part.
That is certainly the better way to go. In my particular case, the truck was freshly pulled from sitting in a yard and I was just trying to get it going well enough to make sure it runs and drives. At that point I had no idea of condition of the drivetrain so didn't see any point in spending $350+ for a new radiator if I could get it going for less than a third of that.
Oh, yeah the warranty issue is definitely one to consider if you're even remotely relying on the truck for transportation. In my case, my truck isn't even registered or tagged so I can cut costs on some things in order to focus on fixing the more pressing stuff first. Like the front suspension that sounds like two mini Iron Mans having a boxing match under the hood every time I hit a bump
I wonder what the price is today. That same # shows $186 on Rock right now.I bought a Spectra duel core 3 years ago from Advance Auto for $165.00. 2 year warranty. Been my daily for 3 years.
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Yeah, it’s down for me too. Could just be maintenance. 3 years ago it was about the same as RockAuto price and then with their typical 15% off is what I paid. You certainly don’t need to spend $350.00 on a radiator. So for $85.00 more minus 5%
plus shipping, you have a brand new part.
Was the install included in price?
Yes! And at the time, the '06 was still behaving so we drove it for the morning's work.
