Pain in the butt radiator

[alsant]

We’ll have to put a new radiator in my 2015 JGC , what a nightmare ! Plastic junk ! 100,000 miles and sprung a leak where the plastic meets the core . Last time I had to do this was on my 1976 Olds Delta 88. I will not be buying any new vehicle again , plastic everything. If for some reason my JGC is lost to an Accident I will be getting something older like a 1997 Dodge 2500 with a Cummins . Just getting the fan out of the way was a pain in my a$$ !


Sorry to vent !

 

[5.7 hemi]

Guess what……..those radiators are built the same way.

 

[68-500]

Ya but they are 10x easier to access!

 

[5.7 hemi]

Agreed!

 

[alsant]

It’s like a maze , plastic clips everywhere to navigate , they are not the same ! Plastic plastic plastic clips attached to the radiator. I have the hemi so space is tight , the ac coil rests on the the radiator clips on the bottom. Was able to get it out the bottom of the vehicle , same going in . I can just imagine what it would cost from the dealer ? They take the front bumper off

 

[beanhead]

Preach on brother!
I spent some 'quality time' yesterday replacing the OEM radiator in my 105K-mile 5.7 '04 Ram due to a crack.
It wasn't super terrible, but still....plastic tanks WTF!

 

[alsant]

Yeah I’m frustrated about all the plastic crap ! Hopefully you had more room to work with then me.