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Old 04-05-2016, 03:36 PM   #12
greedy geezer
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Location: Stoughton MA where everyhing on the road gets rusted out from winter and rock salt
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Re: Replace or Repare Damaged Radiator

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Originally Posted by special-K View Post
Always replace? Replacement is always better? Is this April fools day? I would say the opposite is closer to fact. I would re-core that sooner than I'd replace with a blowout special piece of crap they sell today. If there is any life in those Harrison tanks at all, especially a 4-core, they need to be saved. Even if you buy a new temporary unit (let's see one of those last 40+ years), do not scrap that radiator.

That, "It's cheaper to buy a new one than fix the old", mentality has taken a turn around the next bend. You toss out good repairable stuff to replace with inferior junk these days. The new thing is (to me), "If you can afford to fix it at all, you are better off than buying new...even if it costs more".
Yes I put an off the self one in for now I will hang the Chevy one in my shed with the water pump I ending up changing as well , I'll see how it works this summer and look into re coring at least get a price
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