Charles R. Stevens Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Received an unpleasant surprise. After a PM on my truck I found the top radiator tank cracked. My doner truck has a brass radiator with a bad bottom tank so off to the radiator shop to have a new tank fitted. I am informed that they can not work on automotive radiators do to environmental regulations. Of corse if it had been an “industrial radiator” he could fix it as they are exempt. I am pro environment, but their exists a huge double standard were the oil/natural gas industry is concerned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozenforge Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Last time I looked at having a radiator repaired a replacement was cheaper than the repair quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 Retail at a brick and mortar store was $400. $250 online. I usualy don’t do online as I don’t have a card, but that’s a big difference. Tho it’s not going to be here tomorrow, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Any junk yards near by? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 There are better aftermarket and worse aftermarket. Sadly the cheaper it is the more skeptical I am from experience. Especially online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 I agree Das, I would not be happy if they try to pass of a gas motor radiator on me. On the other hand with mark ups from everyone parts go threw I have red overs that some times I can get parts on EBay from the children of the small shop owners in Japan who build them or from the rest of the world were these trucks are dime a dozen. It’s a great truck but the feds shafted us during the GM bailout when they forced GM to discontinue the medium duty W body trucks. I wont get into the ins and outs of protectionism policies. Tho I love Glenn,s phone calls I don’t want one because I need to be dinked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Times like that I hand the cash to my mechanic and have him put it on the shop's card. Of course I try to deal with small shops that will work with me. I remember once my timing chain stretching and wearing a hole in the Aluminium cover. No used could be found and new would have substantially increased the value of the truck; so I asked about heliarc. Worked fine for several more years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Hmmm, your truck is used for work, so it sounds like an industrial radiator to me........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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