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Getting tired of doing things twice....
Pulled my 1 month old radiator back out today. Leaking from the seams on both tanks in multiple places. Started as a weep in one spot, but today the rest of it let loose and soaked my driveway. What a POS. Luckily it has a lifetime warranty, and luckily it didn't happen along the road. Sucks that I have to get new mounting strips for my fans (again). Also ripped the lower hose getting it off. That was new too.
We will see how the replacement works, but so far I am not impressed with this Spectra radiator. Should have the new radiator and hose tomorrow, new mounting strips probably on Friday. The truck had an aluminum universal radiator in it, but it leaked since I had the truck. It was too big to mount correctly in the truck anyways. So I replaced it with a vehicle specific Spectra from Autozone. Price was ok and the lifetime warranty is attractive. Not sure how I feel about that right now though. end of rant
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Re: Getting tired of doing things twice....
Thanks for the heads up on your experience. I need a new radiator for my '69 C10 BB and typically use Autozone for my parts purchases. Let us know how the replacement works out.
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Re: Getting tired of doing things twice....
Thanks for the heads up and it sucks that alot of companys have no QC or pride
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Re: Getting tired of doing things twice....
Wow, bummer. I imagine that you just got a bad one. Seams leaking on a new radiator can't happen very often. It's a good thing the warranty backs you up.
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Re: Getting tired of doing things twice....
Make sure your rad cap pressure isn't too high. The radiator is usually the part of the cooling system that fails.
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Re: Getting tired of doing things twice....
the great thing about buying parts from a chain store is, obviously, the price, and lifetime warranties. The downside will always be the quality of parts. I've been a parts guy for 24 years, and learned a penny saved, is a penny spent doing the same job all over again. If the cost is not outrageously different, always try to go with the better quality parts.
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Re: Getting tired of doing things twice....
I have Spectra Premium gas tanks in both of my old convertibles.
Fit is good and never had a problem. Sorry you got the "monday morning" or "friday afternoon" radiator. Their stuff is usually Prettygood. Posted via Mobile Device |
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I generally don't mind buying stuff online, in fact I buy a lot that way. But some stuff I need to be able to take back to the store, not have to ship it and wait a month. A radiator is a pretty basic part, so anybody should be able to make a quality one. Napa and the online guys wanted over $400, and with the sale, etc. AutoZone was $160-ish. Kind of hard to justify, until the radiator fails in a month ![]()
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Re: Getting tired of doing things twice....
I have a Spectra tank in my truck as well......hoping it better than their radiators.
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Re: Getting tired of doing things twice....
The cheapest products often have "lifetime warranty" and you pay for it in the price of said product. If there was no warranty, it would be $50.00. Always buy the best, you'll never be sorry. If its brass, have a local radiator shop repair your old one. Auto Zone is never going to have better quality parts, their market is Joe Bob Shade Tree chasing the cheapest part in town. JMO
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Re: Getting tired of doing things twice....
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Re: Getting tired of doing things twice....
I feel your pain. Installing my air ride has been a nightmare of trial and error. Reinstalling diff parts and spending money over and over again.
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