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[Waterloo]

(03-29-2016 )yamajason Wrote:  What did your mechanic have to say about this new radiator of yours Waterloo?

Boy, I forgot about this thread... On my radiator from Detroit Radiator that was installed a few months prior to my in frame. We got the Detroit brand radiator out, and discovered that the mounting isolators were there. The radiator was floating due to one of the isolators giving way to age, new ones were not installed which is my fault for not getting a motel room and babysitting the job. The radiator was floating in there and had a good hole started in her from rubbing against the lower support and was well on its way to failure.

Can I say run or avoid Detroit Radiator, no. But, I did install a new International OEM radiator in the ProStar during the in frame. I did this after figuring in my costs involved in the in frame, and remembering the issues with things like aftermarket CACs and EGR coolers. It took me all of two seconds to say put a new radiator in, an OEM radiator. I was charged $935.00 for that one, which was $200 more than the Detroit brand.

One thing I have learned, sometimes aftermarket is the way to go, say like on my heater core which is $700+ from the dealer vs $200 from Peterbilt, not allot to go wrong there. But on other things, like this radiator or a CAC, I'm just biting the bullet and getting the parts from the dealer. At least on this truck... If I had an older truck, without all of the sensors and other nonsense, I would be more open about the aftermarket parts. Right now, not so much.