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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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Radiator replacement in a 1990 sealed system. Would you go with an aluminum and plastic radiator or a copper and brass radiator?
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ColoradoJeepXJ
Radiator replacement in a 1990 sealed system. Would you go with an aluminum and plastic radiator or a copper and brass radiator?
You know, I went and bought a stock replacement from Napa 2 weekends ago when I did my big cooling system fix on my 1990, and it's working great in any temperature.

BTW, suggestion: do yourself a favor, and while the radiator is out, check your fan clutch. If it's starting to go, it's WAY easier to replace it with the radiator pulled. A bad fan clutch will hurt your cooling ability a lot, so if in doubt, it's only a $50 part and worth the replacement, especially now that it's getting hot out there
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 02:01 PM
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Do you still have the plastic bottle? In 90 jeep still had the plastic bottle on the firewall that always blows up. If you still have it I would suggest buying a radiator for a 91 and above that had the radiator cap and recovery bottle. They are the same deminsions and work just fine,all I had to do was find a recovery bottle that set just below the old plastic bottle,and I had to buy a new heater control valve for about $26. I also found that solid brass radiator worked best for me.
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