used radiators FTL

Bobthebiker · 11-01-2009, 07:33 PM

I officially state as of now, that used radiators SUCK. So far I've spent $150 on used ones, gotten 1 V6 rad, and 2 leaking/damaged ones. $121.98 bought me one of the brand new in the box radiators with the thicker core, like 33% thicker.

So I am now $271.98 in radiators, and have a 2 year warranty on a new one that is in my truck. I feel like a moron for not realizing this to begin with.
that is all.

BadBlackX · 11-01-2009, 07:45 PM

Learned years ago to stay away from used radiators, much like electric fuel pumps. Once they are taken out of use, sit awhile and then put back into use I find 98% of the time they will leak or fail in short order.

Don't think of it as money wasted, you paid for valuable knowledge.

Bobthebiker · 11-01-2009, 07:59 PM

ITs still wasted money in this day and age. I feel as though I could have learned that online for FAR less. I really just wish I could get the $150 extra back so I can put it toward the samurai fund.

Nitemare · 11-01-2009, 08:19 PM

where did you get a new radiator?

i blew the rad in my camaro, and i was out of work and got a used rad for 35$ which blew in 2 weeks. my camaro doesnt run hot or anything, just shitty radiators.

then i got a nib one from autozone for 115$ and it has been perfect.

Bobthebiker · 11-01-2009, 09:14 PM

I got one from a small radiator shop in town. Wish I'd specified MANUAL trans because mine has the automatic trans cooler lines in it, but no big deal.

Autozone I wont go to, they're more money for me. plus that $121.98 was WITH sales tax too.

Mechnix · 11-01-2009, 11:12 PM

Dealt with that recently, 50+ for a used one or $100 shipped to my door for new. I knew I only wanted to do the job once & I didn't have to waste my time getting a used one somewhere. If you lose your coolant your out even more. If they didn't have those shity plastic tanks they probably last a lot longer...

Nitemare · 11-02-2009, 02:06 AM

planned obsolecence ftl

also my spelling ftl

Bobthebiker · 11-02-2009, 08:53 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Mechnix

Dealt with that recently, 50+ for a used one or $100 shipped to my door for new. I knew I only wanted to do the job once & I didn't have to waste my time getting a used one somewhere. If you lose your coolant your out even more. If they didn't have those shity plastic tanks they probably last a lot longer...

ALL the ones I've had leaked from the cores.

Those plastic tanks are easy enough, I'd have to talk to a radiator shop about putting metal ones on in place of them. then I could at least solder them if they leaked.

***What?*** · 11-02-2009, 11:18 PM

Wow, $150 USED radiator! I'm surprised you didnt check with local auto store parts first or ask on forum about it(some may rag on you for NOT researching BUT beter to pay $121 with some saying you're an idiot for not checking auto store cost than NOT saying anything and spend too much for what you only need new for cheap).

Also you can check www.gmpartsdirect.com some parts ARE cheaper than auto stores, it depends on which.

For everyone else, always check local auto store cost, warranty before you go checking at junkyards/craigslist/classified.

Bobthebiker · 11-03-2009, 11:13 AM

No, I bought 3 different used rads at $50/ea rather than paying $150 for one used.

***What?*** · 11-04-2009, 03:23 AM

Ok got ya. That would be reasonable but junkyards(some) around here are refundable, so are you able to do that?

Bobthebiker · 11-04-2009, 09:47 AM

Only if I'd been within the 30 day limit, which I was not unfortunately.

SonnyD · 11-04-2009, 04:15 PM

Like the others, no used Radiators, fuel pumps, or anything else that takes
longer then about 30 minutes to install. I hate doing things twice, and
wasting money too. Now if a used radiator was 30 dollars and a new
one was 500, then I might take a chance.
Regards Sonny

SH-60B · 11-04-2009, 06:03 PM

lol, do you rinse out used condoms too?

Bobthebiker · 11-04-2009, 08:28 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by SH-60B

lol, do you rinse out used condoms too?

those are cheap enough to buy multiple packs of.....

Mechnix · 11-05-2009, 12:05 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by SH-60B

lol, do you rinse out used condoms too?

To reuse a condom all you have to do is:
Shake the f*ck out of it

nti06 · 11-05-2009, 12:48 AM

There are just some items you shouldn't buy at a junkyard.

I hate when cheap asses come in with a junkyard alternator to get tested, and buy nothing.

At a minimum, they should buy a can of CRC clectronic cleaner to clean the oily, sand filled alternator they just bought.

dimerunner88 · 11-05-2009, 12:53 AM

i refuse to buy mechanical type parts at junkyards,they always break. i just get body parts and interior things at junkyards.

tg900 · 11-05-2009, 10:58 AM

hey what radiator did you get that was thicker?

Bobthebiker · 11-05-2009, 11:38 AM

I dont know what it is, but it came from a place in orlando based off the shipping label.

tg900 · 11-05-2009, 10:38 PM

hmm ok, i'm looking for a thicker radiator for my 2.2

nti06 · 11-05-2009, 11:57 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by tg900

hmm ok, i'm looking for a thicker radiator for my 2.2

A new radiator from O'Reillys will be twice as thick as the original one. The one I got was around $150 and has a lifetime warranty.

Bobthebiker · 11-06-2009, 11:57 AM

The company that made mine is called "ReadyRad" and are evidently made in mexico.

tg900 · 11-06-2009, 12:15 PM

do you have a part number on the readyrad?

deathphoenix99 · 11-06-2009, 12:28 PM

I'd buy a used rad for $15. But I'd check it over and pressure test it with a 30 day warranty.

Bobthebiker · 11-06-2009, 02:02 PM

I tossed the box so I dont have a part number. sorry I cant help more on that one.

nti06 · 11-07-2009, 01:13 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by tg900

do you have a part number on the readyrad?

I just looked it up. The website says O'Reillys has the Ready-Rad radiator #432388 for $129.99 and comes with a lifetime warranty.

11-01-2009, 07:33 PM	#1
Bobthebiker Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 573 Location: User is: OffLine	used radiators FTL I officially state as of now, that used radiators SUCK. So far I've spent $150 on used ones, gotten 1 V6 rad, and 2 leaking/damaged ones. $121.98 bought me one of the brand new in the box radiators with the thicker core, like 33% thicker. So I am now $271.98 in radiators, and have a 2 year warranty on a new one that is in my truck. I feel like a moron for not realizing this to begin with. that is all.
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11-01-2009, 07:45 PM	#2
BadBlackX Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 203 Location: NY User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL Learned years ago to stay away from used radiators, much like electric fuel pumps. Once they are taken out of use, sit awhile and then put back into use I find 98% of the time they will leak or fail in short order. Don't think of it as money wasted, you paid for valuable knowledge.
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11-01-2009, 07:59 PM	#3
Bobthebiker Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 573 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL ITs still wasted money in this day and age. I feel as though I could have learned that online for FAR less. I really just wish I could get the $150 extra back so I can put it toward the samurai fund.
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11-01-2009, 08:19 PM	#4
Nitemare keepin it freshhh Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,831 Location: pawtucket ri User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL where did you get a new radiator? i blew the rad in my camaro, and i was out of work and got a used rad for 35$ which blew in 2 weeks. my camaro doesnt run hot or anything, just shitty radiators. then i got a nib one from autozone for 115$ and it has been perfect.
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11-01-2009, 09:14 PM	#5
Bobthebiker Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 573 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL I got one from a small radiator shop in town. Wish I'd specified MANUAL trans because mine has the automatic trans cooler lines in it, but no big deal. Autozone I wont go to, they're more money for me. plus that $121.98 was WITH sales tax too.
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11-01-2009, 11:12 PM	#6
Mechnix Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 340 Location: User is: Online	Re: used radiators FTL Dealt with that recently, 50+ for a used one or $100 shipped to my door for new. I knew I only wanted to do the job once & I didn't have to waste my time getting a used one somewhere. If you lose your coolant your out even more. If they didn't have those shity plastic tanks they probably last a lot longer...
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11-02-2009, 02:06 AM	#7
Nitemare keepin it freshhh Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,831 Location: pawtucket ri User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL planned obsolecence ftl also my spelling ftl
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11-02-2009, 08:53 PM	#8
Bobthebiker Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 573 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL Quote: Originally Posted by Mechnix Dealt with that recently, 50+ for a used one or $100 shipped to my door for new. I knew I only wanted to do the job once & I didn't have to waste my time getting a used one somewhere. If you lose your coolant your out even more. If they didn't have those shity plastic tanks they probably last a lot longer... ALL the ones I've had leaked from the cores. Those plastic tanks are easy enough, I'd have to talk to a radiator shop about putting metal ones on in place of them. then I could at least solder them if they leaked.
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11-02-2009, 11:18 PM	#9
*What?* Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,379 Location: AZ User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL Wow, $150 USED radiator! I'm surprised you didnt check with local auto store parts first or ask on forum about it(some may rag on you for NOT researching BUT beter to pay $121 with some saying you're an idiot for not checking auto store cost than NOT saying anything and spend too much for what you only need new for cheap). Also you can check www.gmpartsdirect.com some parts ARE cheaper than auto stores, it depends on which. For everyone else, always check local auto store cost, warranty before you go checking at junkyards/craigslist/classified.
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11-03-2009, 11:13 AM	#10
Bobthebiker Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 573 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL No, I bought 3 different used rads at $50/ea rather than paying $150 for one used.
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11-04-2009, 03:23 AM	#11
*What?* Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,379 Location: AZ User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL Ok got ya. That would be reasonable but junkyards(some) around here are refundable, so are you able to do that?
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11-04-2009, 09:47 AM	#12
Bobthebiker Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 573 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL Only if I'd been within the 30 day limit, which I was not unfortunately.
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11-04-2009, 04:15 PM	#13
SonnyD Registered User Age: 60 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 30 Location: Overland Park, Ks User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL Like the others, no used Radiators, fuel pumps, or anything else that takes longer then about 30 minutes to install. I hate doing things twice, and wasting money too. Now if a used radiator was 30 dollars and a new one was 500, then I might take a chance. Regards Sonny
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11-04-2009, 06:03 PM	#14
SH-60B Registered Neanderthal Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,335 Location: Meriden/CT/USA User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL lol, do you rinse out used condoms too?
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11-04-2009, 08:28 PM	#15
Bobthebiker Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 573 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL Quote: Originally Posted by SH-60B lol, do you rinse out used condoms too? those are cheap enough to buy multiple packs of.....
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11-05-2009, 12:05 AM	#16
Mechnix Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 340 Location: User is: Online	Re: used radiators FTL Quote: Originally Posted by SH-60B lol, do you rinse out used condoms too? To reuse a condom all you have to do is: Shake the f*ck out of it
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11-05-2009, 12:48 AM	#17
nti06 O'Reilly R.S.S Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,049 Location: Hephzibah, GA User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL There are just some items you shouldn't buy at a junkyard. I hate when cheap asses come in with a junkyard alternator to get tested, and buy nothing. At a minimum, they should buy a can of CRC clectronic cleaner to clean the oily, sand filled alternator they just bought.
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11-05-2009, 12:53 AM	#18
dimerunner88 whore turned lurker Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 19,770 Location: Clay City,IN User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL i refuse to buy mechanical type parts at junkyards,they always break. i just get body parts and interior things at junkyards.
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11-05-2009, 10:58 AM	#19
tg900 Dialed! Age: 22 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 734 Location: PA User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL hey what radiator did you get that was thicker?
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11-05-2009, 11:38 AM	#20
Bobthebiker Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 573 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL I dont know what it is, but it came from a place in orlando based off the shipping label.
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11-05-2009, 10:38 PM	#21
tg900 Dialed! Age: 22 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 734 Location: PA User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL hmm ok, i'm looking for a thicker radiator for my 2.2
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11-05-2009, 11:57 PM	#22
nti06 O'Reilly R.S.S Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,049 Location: Hephzibah, GA User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL Quote: Originally Posted by tg900 hmm ok, i'm looking for a thicker radiator for my 2.2 A new radiator from O'Reillys will be twice as thick as the original one. The one I got was around $150 and has a lifetime warranty.
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11-06-2009, 11:57 AM	#23
Bobthebiker Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 573 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL The company that made mine is called "ReadyRad" and are evidently made in mexico.
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11-06-2009, 12:15 PM	#24
tg900 Dialed! Age: 22 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 734 Location: PA User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL do you have a part number on the readyrad?
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11-06-2009, 12:28 PM	#25
deathphoenix99 94 2.2, feel the power? Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,002 Location: Houston, TX User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL I'd buy a used rad for $15. But I'd check it over and pressure test it with a 30 day warranty.
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11-06-2009, 02:02 PM	#26
Bobthebiker Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 573 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL I tossed the box so I dont have a part number. sorry I cant help more on that one.
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11-07-2009, 01:13 AM	#27
nti06 O'Reilly R.S.S Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,049 Location: Hephzibah, GA User is: OffLine	Re: used radiators FTL Quote: Originally Posted by tg900 do you have a part number on the readyrad? I just looked it up. The website says O'Reillys has the Ready-Rad radiator #432388 for $129.99 and comes with a lifetime warranty. Last edited by nti06 : 11-07-2009 at 01:14 AM.
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