1991 Dodge Dakota 5.2 L LA
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I did a search. RA is out of stock. Ditto pretty much everyone else. I found a few on Carid all more than $225 I think that was the lowest price I saw. It gets cheaper for 92 and younger.I have no idea why the LA motor would need a radiator with such an expensive difference. I have no idea what the difference in radiators would be between 91 5.2 LA motor and 92 5.2 Magnum. I looked up my 94 and for both the 3.9 and the 5.2 they show the same radiators. IDK if that will help in the end. Consider taking the one you have into a radiator shop for rebuild or to see if they have a new one.
Edit- On rock auto the 3.9 is 3/8" wider than the one for the 5.2. 25 5/8 for the 5.2 and 25 7/8 for the 3.9. They have bunches of rads for the 3.9
Edit- On rock auto the 3.9 is 3/8" wider than the one for the 5.2. 25 5/8 for the 5.2 and 25 7/8 for the 3.9. They have bunches of rads for the 3.9
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Hmmm. I replaced my 1993 5.2L radiator 3 or 4 years ago. Actually it got damaged when the idler pulley failed and the drive belt wrapped around the upper radiator hose and tore the neck clean out of the radiator. This happened on I-95 in East BumF, SC. Some creepy little auto shop in this creepy little town got it from some creepy auto parts place I never heard of. Readily available then on the ‘93s.
Lesson: Replace your idler pulley with a high quality replacement once in awhile. The cost and labor to change it out is nothing in comparison to finding, paying for, and replacing with a hard to find, expensive radiator.
Lesson: Replace your idler pulley with a high quality replacement once in awhile. The cost and labor to change it out is nothing in comparison to finding, paying for, and replacing with a hard to find, expensive radiator.
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I did a search. RA is out of stock. Ditto pretty much everyone else. I found a few on Carid all more than $225 I think that was the lowest price I saw. It gets cheaper for 92 and younger.I have no idea why the LA motor would need a radiator with such an expensive difference. I have no idea what the difference in radiators would be between 91 5.2 LA motor and 92 5.2 Magnum. I looked up my 94 and for both the 3.9 and the 5.2 they show the same radiators. IDK if that will help in the end. Consider taking the one you have into a radiator shop for rebuild or to see if they have a new one.
Edit- On rock auto the 3.9 is 3/8" wider than the one for the 5.2. 25 5/8 for the 5.2 and 25 7/8 for the 3.9. They have bunches of rads for the 3.9
Edit- On rock auto the 3.9 is 3/8" wider than the one for the 5.2. 25 5/8 for the 5.2 and 25 7/8 for the 3.9. They have bunches of rads for the 3.9
I'm wondering if the hose connections are different on the '92 from the earlier ones as '92 was when the Magnum came in. If they are different, the locations for the older are out of stock and might not be reordered.
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The sizes I wrote down are from the info bubbles for a radiator on the 91 RA catalog. All of the Chrysler parts sites list the V8 radiator as NLA or Discontinued. On the 94 year they show the same radiators for both the V8 and V6. I figure if all else fails rigging up some kind of mount for the 91 3.9 radiator or finding a raduiator with mounting holes at the right locations.
