Five years ago I replaced the radiator in my son's 1983 Ramcharger from a place called Radiator Express. We tried getting it repaired at the local radiator shop and that lasted a few months. So here we are again with a leaking radiator that needs to be replaced again. I see there are plastic tanks on the radiators and aluminum cores. Are those any good?

I noticed while looking on the internet for radiators that the sites are eerily similar in style and content. I suspect it is all the same outfit hawking the same stuff. There were two radiator brands that surfaced Silla and Visteon (at least they had names!). Does anyone have any suggestions about where to get a replacement radiator?

The original radiator was too far gone to repair (collisions caused bad fan damage to core).

Help!

bwhitejr

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'72 Duster (Performance 360)
'83 Ramcharger (Performance 318)
'80 TrailDuster (360)
'80 D-150 Truck (See Below)
CompCams 252S, Holley 390cfm, Offy manifold
Ported, Polished and Gasket Matched
P4286813 Springs,0.040 Overbore,
0.090 Shaved Head

Howdy!
If it were me, I would try to find a decent radiator at a junkyard.
I work at O'Reilly Auto Parts, and we sell radiators with a lifetime warranty. I can check on the price later today when I go into work.
I live in Cypress, just outside of Houston city limits.

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"Ja, Ich fahre ein altes auto."
'78 Volare 225
'67 Charger 318

Is that around Spring it sounds familiar, but I cant remember where its at

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Ronnie
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2714941

I hate the plastic tanks because when they crack (and they always seem to) you're screwed.........

So I've always preferred the copper/brass radiators because you can solder a seam/connector leak..................

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Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

I got one from these guys this spring delivered to my house in about a week. I found a $25 off coupon when searching on Google for replacement radiators at the time.

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67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
82' LeBaron Convertible; the new Chrysler Corp
07' 300 C AWD; Now by Fiat, the old new Chrysler LLC

Bill
I tried Radiators.com but they dont have any 66 down Radiators. Just FYI.
Frank

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Scrapple: Because a mind is a terrible thing to waste.
73 Duster - Race Car
66 Dart Wagon - DD
178" FED
82 D150
All Slant powered

Sorry Frank, I didn't enter your year.

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67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
82' LeBaron Convertible; the new Chrysler Corp
07' 300 C AWD; Now by Fiat, the old new Chrysler LLC

Yes, Cypress is not too far from Spring.

Anyway, here ya go:

26" wide, 21" high core - $259.99

26" wide, 18" high core - $129.99

Yes, these rads have plastic tanks.

FYI...

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"Ja, Ich fahre ein altes auto."
'78 Volare 225
'67 Charger 318