meltdown325,


You said "After replacing the radiator, I blew a heater hose on the firewall side of the intake manifold a few days later while driving." Could it be the radiator that caused it, since it was days later? Or was it just coincidence? My radiator is leaking, slow at first but about a 1/4 to 1/2 of a gallon a day now.


Boston dealer is asking over $500 plus tax for it. 30 miles away in Nashua, NH I estimate it to be in $400s with no tax. Either way, that is at least a $300 saving if I go with the one you replaced. But I don’t want it to cause more problems days later. If the additional problems you had are related to the radiator you put in, then the saving is not worth it at all. Could it be the radiator you put in was not designed to have the same or better coolant flow, causing the heater core hose to overheat?


Please share you honest opinion on whether you additional problems are related to the radiator you put in. Anything you say would help me decide.


Thanks