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My Jeep is a 96 Sport 4.0 L with auto trans, but no tow pkg.
I bought the Heavy Duty/Tow package radiator from Radiator Express. It is a plain jane aluminum core/plastic end tanks model but also is the 1 1/4 inch core. Fit it in without much fuss.
Though the auto transmission line is a PITA to remove. The fitting on that replacement line did not want to cooperate with the quick (Ha!) connector removal tool. The old line in the past was a lot easier. This time I had to cut the stub coming out of the radiator and pull the end of the hose up high where I could reach it better to wrestle the tool onto it and get the stub out. It did give way with the right direction and force.
The old radiator was a thick single core all brass CSF. Hated to ditch it. But it was leaking in several places and must have been clogged a bit because cooling performance began to suffer a lot the last six months.
About a year and a half ago I had the radiator out and gave it a thorough cleaning. Worked great for a while, then started leaking and under-performing.
Hope the replacement does the trick. I installed a similar quality from same source in my Dakota a year ago and am very happy.
In the last year and a half I have done pretty much the whole cooling system: Radiator, water pump, thermostat, hoses, cap, fan clutch, aux fan upgrade.
This vehicle now has 270K miles. Burns a quart of oil in 5000 miles. Same as anything new I have owned. Oil runs just shy of 60 psi on the road. And well over 20 psi at idle. I have had it three years and put 75K miles on it.
Last edited by HappyTrails; 10-23-2016 at 11:14 PM.
My Jeep is a 96 Sport 4.0 L with auto trans, but no tow pkg.
I bought the Heavy Duty/Tow package radiator from Radiator Express. It is a plain jane aluminum core/plastic end tanks model but also is the 1 1/4 inch core. Fit it in without much fuss.
Though the auto transmission line is a PITA to remove. The fitting on that replacement line did not want to cooperate with the quick (Ha!) connector removal tool. The old line in the past was a lot easier. This time I had to cut the stub coming out of the radiator and pull the end of the hose up high where I could reach it better to wrestle the tool onto it and get the stub out. It did give way with the right direction and force.
The old radiator was a thick single core all brass CSF. Hated to ditch it. But it was leaking in several places and must have been clogged a bit because cooling performance began to suffer a lot the last six months.
About a year and a half ago I had the radiator out and gave it a thorough cleaning. Worked great for a while, then started leaking and under-performing.
Hope the replacement does the trick. I installed a similar quality from same source in my Dakota a year ago and am very happy.
In the last year and a half I have done pretty much the whole cooling system: Radiator, water pump, thermostat, hoses, cap, fan clutch, aux fan upgrade.
This vehicle now has 270K miles. Burns a quart of oil in 5000 miles. Same as anything new I have owned. Oil runs just shy of 60 psi on the road. And well over 20 psi at idle. I have had it three years and put 75K in it.
TF you put into it? Gold? 75k is absurd in 3 years
10-23-2016, 10:56 PM
Installed New Radiator Today
