"Gondo" <lesswingspaanspam@yahoo.com> spake unto the masses in
news:ULaZb.1067$nI1.848@okepread05:

> Any recommendations on any of the aftermarket/replacement radiator
> brands, like Koyo, Modine, Valeo, Visteon, etc.? And a good place to
> buy one?


Get an aluminum-cored rad if you can. They last much longer than the brass
ones.

Brand's not really important. Metal tanks aren't either. It's hard to find
anyone who will recore rads these days, so the metal tank thing isn't the
issue it used to be.

I had a Valeo for several years in my '91 Integra. The fins rotted just
like the OEM one did. The car currently has a Visteon plastic-tank,
aluminum-core one. Visteon is a division of Ford, by the way.

When the fins finally disappeared on the Valeo, I figured I could take
advantage of the metal tanks and get the thing recored. No way José. NO-
body in my area does that any more.

One major advantage of aftermarket for rads is that you can get a dual-core
for less than a single-core OEM rad.

(Where does Honda get off trying to sell me a single core OEM rad for $625
when I can--and did--get a much better dual-core for $200?)



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