still havent figured out what i am going to do about finding a radiator, but i got the old one out... not too bad.... i did break the lower shroud though... so i sewed it back together...... drilled some holes and used zipties.... i figure it should be fine..... there is enough flex in the zipties, but not too much, and once it is connected to the top half, and the radiator, shouldnt move really

 

I bought mine three years ago from O'Reilly auto parts. It is a plastic tank aluminum core radiator. No leaks and it is lifetime warrantied so I am not worried if it does. It is the HD model as I like extra cooling capacity in all my vehicles.

The only thing I will not have done with a plastic tank radiator is have it repaired. A reputable shop back in the mid 90's told me that they would not even take one apart except to scrap. Reason is that bending the metal tabs that holds the tank on do not like being rebent after the first install. Repairing one makes it more likely to leak much sooner after the repair.

 

here are my pics of sewing the lower shroud back together

 

what brand did you get?

 

The brand is Murray. Here is the O'Reilly's part number: TPR433961

 

I have the Silla, just over a year now, no problems. I saw Land Yacht had one that leaked but didn't say where and what the cause was, as I am curious to anything I might be able to prevent. I use a water filter, and Toyota Red Coolant, so far not a spec of any type of buildup, corrosion and any other anomoly, I'll keep my fingers crossed. Here's the link to a thread I posted on about mine.

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/dodge-r...pump-dies.html

 

Yes my Silla is leaking.

I see coolant collecting on the bottom tank where the rows meet the bottom tank, but I am not sure exactly where the source of the leak is, as I have not bothered looking closely yet.

The Drips only make it to the ground if it sits more than a day undriven, and I might have added 1/2 gallon of distilled water since I noticed it leaking a few weeks ago, so it is by no means a huge leak. But I do smell evaporating coolant when I shut it off and am downwind.

My coolant is still clear and green and putting the positive probe of my DMM in the coolant and the negative on the battery yields only 1 hundredth of a volt. They say one tenth of a volt is the limit for electrolysis to begin.

 

ugh! so much conficting nformation!

i dont know what to do......

 

You know what they say about opinions, everyone has one.

Seems like a radiator with a lifetime warranty would be a good choice, especially considering how easy these are to change out. Chances are your replacement radiator will outlast the van anyway, so I'm not sure what you are so worried about.

 

My silla has a lifetime warranty.

All I have to do is get an RMA number to send it back to where I bought it, who will send it to Silla Who will determine if they feel like replacing it, or not, then possibly send me a new one and charge me shipping for it, or send me back my old one and just say sorry not our problem, and charge me for shipping.

I envision this will take a month, and I will wind up with my old radiator and UPS will be richer for my stress. Definitely not doing the mail order thing again.

I've been thinking about universal radiators from Griffin, but they do not have tranny coolers built in