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Old 10-15-2009, 10:11 PM
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My 89 GT has been overheating after about 30 minutes of driving. I am almost sure it is the radiator. I am thinking of getting a 3 row all aluminum. I have seen some on Ebay that say they are a direct replacement and the measurements look about the same as what I have now. They say welded and NO epoxy. price was 169.00. Do you think this would be a good radiator to get? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tab%3DWatching
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Old 10-15-2009, 10:28 PM
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you might find it cheaper to buy one that has no provisions for automatic cooler lines, but it looks to be a good deal.
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Old 10-15-2009, 10:31 PM
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I got the 2 row silla. My car doesn't overheat wihtout the fan working and the kenne bell

fits perfect too
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Old 10-16-2009, 05:23 AM
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Thanks for the replies. I have an automatic, guess I should have given all pertinent info.
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Old 10-17-2009, 06:27 AM
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Update: As I thought the radiator was shot. Needed to have the car running by Sunday so I was kind of stuck on my choice of radiators. Could not find an all aluminum 3 row locally so I decided to go for a $100 aluminum 2 row with plastic sides from Advanced Discount Auto for now. Car runs much cooler now and no more problems overheating even with the A/C going. While I am installing the radiator I get a surprise from UPS, my new 1 piece headlights show up. I installed them after I finished the radiator. They look so much better than the 6 piece setup. Best $139 I ever spent. Now I just need to figure out what I am going to do with the old lights. Think I am going to clean them up and put them on Ebay.
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