"open" radiator conversion
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Year: 1988
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"open" radiator conversion
anyone know how to do "open" radiator conversion with the 4.7 fill cap post pics of the finished product please
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Exactly the same. The only dif is you have to run a new hose from the radiation to the overflow tank. O ya. Take out all the hoses that are by the heater core and replace them. And the valve for the heater core with a new one meant for a 92.
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If you wanted to go that route you would keep everything the same and add the fill cap in the upper radiator hose.
If you want the regular 87-90 closed system to the 91+ open system this is what you will need.
1. 91+ Radiator (Good time to ipgrade to a 3 core)
2. New radiator cap
3. If your hoses are old Id reccomend new upper and lower.
4. You can buy a universal over flow tank or go tk the junkyard and pull one off a newer model.
Swap in new radiator, attatch all hoses, find a place for your overflow tank, fill it up with coolant and properly "Burp" the system and male sure you have no air left in it.
Hope this helps.
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