I was under the front bumper installing new driving lights and noticed a few drops of tranny fluid right (class 2 leak for my Military brothers and sisters) where the two cooler hoses' are attacked to the bottom of the tank No drips on the ground but they were there. I've go 123,000 on my "Brandie" and want to maybe switch out the radiator but all of them seem to have the "Plastic" side tank. Are there any radiators that have a metal tank that aren't too exspensive?

 

You sure it isn't power steering fluid? That's way more common. There is no "tank" for the tranny fluid, just the cooler.

Several after-market radiators are available.

 

Thanks, I wasn't sure what the plastic side tank was for at first. If it's the power steering tank I'll just get a seperate power steering cooler and reroute it. The two lines are attached to the plastic tank.

Does anyone know why they would go with a plastic tank attached to the radiator knowing the change in temps going up and down would make it worthless.

 

Many radiator side tanks are plastic any more, as is the intake manifold.

The tank you're referring to - is it on the driver's side of the motor between the motor and the battery (power steering pulley on it)? You likely already have a power steering cooler. Check the clamps coming from the cooler to the pump - they often allow leaks. Many folks have had decent luck using worm clamps on them.

 

Hey Mike, yeah that tank is on the drivers side. I'll switch over to the worm clamps and go from there. I just hope that is all that is.

Thanks H-