the side of my radiator has a decent leak so i need to replace it soon.

what is the stock row of the radiator? 1 or 2? and which one should I buy.
I know the 2 row is $100 more..

 

OE stock ('98 anyhow) left hand drive is a 1 row 1.25" thick aluminum core.

 

It's a single row. Personally I would just buy a stock radiator from a local parts store. I picked up one for my 98 about 4 or five years ago and I have never had a problem with it and only paid around $100. I run at 210deg year round and never had a over heating problem with it and I live in South Texas where in the summer the ambient temp can reach any where from 110- 115 deg. The best thing If I do ever need to replace it I just have to take it back to Auto Zone and not have to worry about it being shipped. I know that some would disagree with me. If you are going to replace your rad. you may as well do it right and change out you t-stat, hoses, rad. cap and flush the entire cooling system. Don't forget to check your fan clutch. and add 50/50 water and coolant.

 

2 core radiator from bennet cost me around 140.00?

 

ok thanks. I talked to my father about it soon after i posted this lol. I order all my parts through advance auto online to get the big dicount and go pick up the parts.

the radiator, water pump, thermastat and gasket will only cost me about 124$ total

 

Not a bad price at all. Just make sure to check out your hoses and fan clutch since you are pretty much doing a complete cooling system overhaul. Also when you flush your cooling system flush your heater core separately and flush it in both directions several times.
Good Luck and take your time and do it right. Let us know how it works out for you.

 

I know the fan clutch functions? lol how do i know if its going bad?

 

Fan clutch performance slowly degrades with time/miles. If u don't know how old it is, spendy the +/-$35 for a new one.

 

Very true. With all the work you are going to put into it you would be better off just changing it. You can still over heat it if you don't change it and be in a worse situation then you have now. It's not worth taking a chance if you don't know how old it is.

 

oh alright then lol

 

I cant find a direct replacement fan clutch...

 

think i got it figured out

 

I would not replace the radiator or water pump with anything but OEM parts.

 

That'd be what I'm doing..

 

As for testing the fan clutch;