How long do I have
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I just noticed this the other day, as I was changing my coolant. It isn't leaking at this point and functions perfectly. I tossed some JB weld over the top of it for support. The JB weld feels quite solid. Any thoughts on how long I might expect?
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Hard to say really. With the amount and severity of your cracking, I would be looking into a new radiator for sure. I simply upgraded to the Mishimoto radiator for this very reason BEFORE it actually burst and gave me troubles. And by upgrade I simply mean a radiator that doesn't have plastic components to crack again, as the stock radiator is more than sufficient and capable.
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don't be taking any long trips
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Stock radiator has better end tanks than the mishimoto, it's a compromise that they made them from plastic. It's easier to make complex shapes with plastic molds.
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I just bought a Mishimoto, figured might as well just replace it before it goes. How does the stock one have better end tanks? The Mishimoto look far superior with the all Al design.
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Good end tanks don't have sharp edges, they're contoured to minimize pressure differential and loss across the core. This minimizes pumping losses, and pressure loss which improves cooling. Also being a thinner radiator means air flows more easily across the fins. Thicker radiators don't necessarily cool better quite often the opposite.
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This is a good radiator, notice almost no end tanks.
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This is a good radiator, notice almost no end tanks.
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Do they?
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When that bish craks completely and leaves you stranded you ain't gonna give 2 shits about end tank shapes. KoyoRads on both my '00 and '04 just for this reason. And hey...2 extra OEM's in stock if ever needed.
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