Im the outlier here with not one, but two spectra radiators from rock auto arrived ok.
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New radiator hit with fork lift
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Kain
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crawfords, the guy left. The owner told me. after the 4th time ill send em out if i need one fixed
#brownsantaFTW 
by a mile... FedX absolutely sucks...
and yeah, we haven't had a rad shop in my county in probably a decade.. and this is congested arse jersey... between the caustic chemicals and everything being throwaway these days, they where doomed... sucks cuz they also tanked/tested our boat heat exchangers, etc...
by a mile... FedX absolutely sucks...
and yeah, we haven't had a rad shop in my county in probably a decade.. and this is congested arse jersey... between the caustic chemicals and everything being throwaway these days, they where doomed... sucks cuz they also tanked/tested our boat heat exchangers, etc...
I don't think any of the old radiator shops we used to have here are around any more either...when the old timers who ran them died,retired or sold the business,that was "it" as far as getting your old one rec-ored or rodded out,or soldered..
On the American Pickers show they had an episode where they picked an old radiator shop in CA,and a few years later,they returned after they heard the father who ran the place passed away,and the son sold them some stuff--they had OEM radiators all the way back to the 1900's in stock and I recall the guy saying Jay Leno was one of his customers..they were selling off and scrapping everything,seemed sad to see a business that had been there so long go away..
On the American Pickers show they had an episode where they picked an old radiator shop in CA,and a few years later,they returned after they heard the father who ran the place passed away,and the son sold them some stuff--they had OEM radiators all the way back to the 1900's in stock and I recall the guy saying Jay Leno was one of his customers..they were selling off and scrapping everything,seemed sad to see a business that had been there so long go away..
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Tick on fedex like glue for a solution. We lost $750 worth of work on an overnight $170 shipping charge. They cost me a chunk of money and time and couldn’t even get my shipping refunded. Will not use them if we can avoid it.
Kain
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since they have not responded and my trip is coming up i sent the message bellow and if this time tomorrow they dont respod ill contact ebay and get a refund.
this thing is damaged and i dont want to take a chance going over 2000 miles on a trip .If i dont get a response in 24 hours i will go through ebay for a refund
this thing is damaged and i dont want to take a chance going over 2000 miles on a trip .If i dont get a response in 24 hours i will go through ebay for a refund
Step one should be to file a claim on eBay. Otherwise you’re just delaying the whole process. Secondly, the shipper usually has to file the damage claim with the shipping company therefore it’s the sellers responsibility.
bp71k5
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try grounding the tank. I had the same problem (griffin and Entropy)and that fixed it. Entropy started installing grounded electrodes after working with me in diagnosing it and testing. Electrolysis stinks.
reason I stayed with brass, both the rad and heater core. all cast iron in the engine. Distilled water and coolant only.
Local shop stocks champion rads, no shipping woes...
people who poo poo Champion radiators offer no alternative company or type to buy. Everyone I know running them have had no issues, thus far.
people who poo poo Champion radiators offer no alternative company or type to buy. Everyone I know running them have had no issues, thus far.
How?
bp71k5
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Find a place on the radiator to screw a ground wire into. If you have an automatic, the trans cooler lines will often do it as well as long as the trans is grounded. Just measure the voltage between radiator and the negative battery cable. It should be 0V.
I screwed a brass plug into the drain line and tapped it for a screw. Then the place sent me a new radiator with the zinc anode next to the drain plug.
Kain
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the compony responded and are going to send a replacement I believe
Kain
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Stay away form this ebay seller he does not respond and is a smart ass when he does respond
the stor name below, i have asked ebay to step in. just want a radiator man
all_aluminum_radiators
the stor name below, i have asked ebay to step in. just want a radiator man
all_aluminum_radiators
I run sacrificial zinc anode rods in my aluminum radiators, I never had a problem before running them but I have heard horror stories from other people, I also have not had any problems with running them.
Is it still a diesel radiator that you are looking for like you were looking for a few years ago? I have some NOS CUCV 6.2 radiators and I go to Lubbock pretty regularly. These are the good original radiators that were original equipment back in the 1980’s and are new in the box.
Kain
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I have a diesel rad in it was going to go 3 core aluminum so I didn’t have to fight to find a hose for the upper hose. The one I was using there not making the ends for right now
Try az pro performance they sell those exact radiators.
