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About to do the radiator swap..

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:52 pm
by nelson0639
After reading all the posts about the bad radiator I decided to bite the bullet and swap out the radiator... I work at a parts store, got the radiator tonight, MURRY, coolant and some ATF fluid Max Life D (Val). A shop is going to do the swap on Monday and charge 200$ anyone that's had it done.. is that a good price? paid $168 for all the parts. One other thing should I swap out the thermostat while they're in there?

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 7:47 pm
by disallow
I'd say that's a decent price, its a 4 hour job or so. But while you are in there, you may as well have them change the belt and tensioner too.

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 1:06 am
by smj999smj
Labor guide time is 3.0 hours. Thermostats are pretty reliable on these engines, so if it's working okay, you might want to leave it alone.