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Old 08-10-2009, 12:05 AM
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Old 08-10-2009, 12:10 AM
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looks like rad. make sure the coolant isnt dripping off the bottom side of that vent hose.
 
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Old 08-10-2009, 12:19 AM
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looks like rad. make sure the coolant isnt dripping off the bottom side of that vent hose.

Yeah Bob, i checked that like million times, it aint it am sorry to say...
 
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Old 08-10-2009, 12:48 AM
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Do not use that radiator stop leak stuff. It sometimes clogs up the heater core. Now one problem has become two.
 
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Old 08-10-2009, 12:54 AM
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do not use that radiator stop leak stuff. It sometimes clogs up the heater core. Now one problem has become two.

thank you jumbo !!!!
 
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Old 08-10-2009, 05:19 AM
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buy the whole radiator with the brackets on it,DONT buy just a core.there are 2 pins on each corner that almost never come out,and if they come out hard you sometimes bend the brackets real bad,and they never go back together right. also,the bolts holding the frame together break easy,especially with age.

where the leak looks like it is the top tank to the core has sprung a leak,i guess you are using lifetime(red) coolant.ive seen at least a dozen freightliner radiatores leak either there or the core pops a hole in it.

call freightliner with the vin and see if there is a extended warranty on the radiator.ive seen them warranty a radiator that leaks before.its worth a try!!

to change them out doesnt take much at all.remove the a/c condensor,dont disconnect it,just flip it over the pass side.take the left radiator braces right off,more room,pull the air to air off,less weight,plus unbolt the fan shroud,3 bolts on each side,the mount bolts,2-19mm nuts come off easy.also be carefull when pulling the air to air off on the pass side,the bolts go into the core,be gentile with them,breaking them off is bad stuff!! also been there before!!!

how do i know this,done quite a few of them,almost all the leaks were at the tank to core gasket.

the price we got was $355 for a core,$785 for a complete radiator with brackets.
 

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buy the whole radiator with the brackets on it,DONT buy just a core.there are 2 pins on each corner that almost never come out,and if they come out hard you sometimes bend the brackets real bad,and they never go back together right. also,the bolts holding the frame together break easy,especially with age.

where the leak looks like it is the top tank to the core has sprung a leak,i guess you are using lifetime(red) coolant.ive seen at least a dozen freightliner radiatores leak either there or the core pops a hole in it.

call freightliner with the vin and see if there is a extended warranty on the radiator.ive seen them warranty a radiator that leaks before.its worth a try!!

to change them out doesnt take much at all.remove the a/c condensor,dont disconnect it,just flip it over the pass side.take the left radiator braces right off,more room,pull the air to air off,less weight,plus unbolt the fan shroud,3 bolts on each side,the mount bolts,2-19mm nuts come off easy.also be carefull when pulling the air to air off on the pass side,the bolts go into the core,be gentile with them,breaking them off is bad stuff!! also been there before!!!

how do i know this,done quite a few of them,almost all the leaks were at the tank to core gasket.

the price we got was $355 for a core,$785 for a complete radiator with brackets.
Thank you magna. So its the whole thing ha, i thought so.

Would you recomend Ace radiator supply or just go with the Freightliner one....You said it should not cost more than 800 at the shakershop..that does not sound too bad i think.


Thanx again....
 
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Old 08-10-2009, 02:59 PM
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call freightliner with the vin,see if there is any warranty on it.ive seen them warranty stupid things,and they did have a run on radiators lately.so it is worth a try.

they use behr as there company,which i think supplies quite a few companys with radiators,so do the dealer thing.i know money is tight for everyone,but just sometimes the dealer us the way to go.
 



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