Radiator Barn radiator rocks!

Jim Shanks · 12-04-2003, 10:21 PM

Had the infamous leak with the factory plastisteel radiator, gee, what a novel idea. Let's make something that basically has a life of getting hot and cold out of 2 materials that exand/contract at different rates..... Anyway, enough ranting. Logged onto radiatorbarn.com and ordered a 2-core all metal replacement. Nice product! bolts right in, looks like it'll actually last and has a very nice warranty. "Lifetime"

Shipped around 140ish.

If you are in need of a replacement I highly recommend them.

audie · 12-04-2003, 11:44 PM

Radiatorbarn.com does rock. Put mine in nearly 2 years ago. Darn good company to work with. Easy install, works great.

DrEvil · 12-05-2003, 11:28 AM

I also put a 2 core radiatorbarn.com radiator in my TJ. Cheap and easy! I'm very pleased!

mattelderbaum · 12-05-2003, 11:33 AM

Hey All!!!

I'll put my praise in as well. My radiator was shot, logged onto radiatorbarn.com and ordered the 3 core replacement. Not only was the radiator inexpensive, I got it the next day with free shipping

. Installation took all of 10 minutes. Gotta love that site!!!

SpitNine · 12-05-2003, 01:29 PM

<<<SNIP>>>Had the infamous leak with the factory plastisteel radiator, gee, what a novel idea. Let's make something that basically has a life of getting hot and cold out of 2 materials that exand/contract at different rates..... <<<SNIP>>>

Lots of Japanese cars and trucks use this type of plastic/aluminum radiator and they last the life of the vehicle.
The real problem is DCX bolts the radiator solidly to the body and it cannot expand and contract freely plus it gets flexed as the body flexes. The solution, which would cost DCX a few bucks, is to mount the radiator in the same type of free-floating rubber/metal mounts used in the Japanese vehicles.
Thanks.

Michele · 12-05-2003, 04:47 PM

Another happy radiatorbarn.com customer here! I put one in my TJ a month or so ago. Installing the radiator was simple...wish I could say the same for putting on that lower hose clamp.

Alphadux · 12-06-2003, 04:53 AM

Noticed all you guys had '97/'98s...is there a radiator issue with those year models or am I going to have to think about ultimately replacing my '00's radiator?

Jim Shanks · 12-07-2003, 07:04 PM

Not sure what year it stopped, but if you have the plastic/metal radiator you will more than likely have problems. Mine had the "sweet smell" after shutting her off for about 6 months or so before making any kind of spot on the garage floor. Started dripping about a week or two ago and figured it was time to swap it out.

If you do have the same prob. as the rest of us Radiatorbarn is highly recommended.

Jim

muddy00 · 12-08-2003, 11:09 AM

I ordered Mine last week and pulled it out this weekend, I noticed that is has the ports for a tranny cooler but no plugs, are they all like that? what did you use for a manual tranny?

DrEvil · 12-08-2003, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by muddy00

I ordered Mine last week and pulled it out this weekend, I noticed that is has the ports for a tranny cooler but no plugs, are they all like that? what did you use for a manual tranny?

Mine came with plugs already in there (however they didn't look like plugs - you could tell if you poked a screwdriver in them that they were plugged). It also came with open fittings that you use as replacements if you have the auto. From what I understand, it doesn't matter anyway, because if you're not pumping any fluid into it, nothing is going to come out. I think it's a stand-alone tank within the radiators bottome tank. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong.

**Jami** · 12-08-2003, 01:26 PM

Yes it is a stand alone cooler, you do not want anti freeze running into your auto, unless you want to rebuild it every 100 miles.

12-04-2003, 11:44 PM	#2
audie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: the mountains of SE Idaho Posts: 82 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Radiatorbarn.com does rock. Put mine in nearly 2 years ago. Darn good company to work with. Easy install, works great. __________________ 98 SE

12-05-2003, 11:28 AM	#3
DrEvil Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Imperial, PA Posts: 121 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I also put a 2 core radiatorbarn.com radiator in my TJ. Cheap and easy! I'm very pleased! __________________ 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T 1969 Oldsmobile 442

12-05-2003, 11:33 AM	#4
mattelderbaum Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 37 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Hey All!!! I'll put my praise in as well. My radiator was shot, logged onto radiatorbarn.com and ordered the 3 core replacement. Not only was the radiator inexpensive, I got it the next day with free shipping . Installation took all of 10 minutes. Gotta love that site!!! __________________ 97 TJ 2.5l 4cyl. 4" ProComp lift, 2" bl. Soon to have 35" w/ 4.88's.

12-05-2003, 01:29 PM	#5
SpitNine Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 611 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Dumb Cheap Design <<<SNIP>>>Had the infamous leak with the factory plastisteel radiator, gee, what a novel idea. Let's make something that basically has a life of getting hot and cold out of 2 materials that exand/contract at different rates..... <<<SNIP>>> Lots of Japanese cars and trucks use this type of plastic/aluminum radiator and they last the life of the vehicle. The real problem is DCX bolts the radiator solidly to the body and it cannot expand and contract freely plus it gets flexed as the body flexes. The solution, which would cost DCX a few bucks, is to mount the radiator in the same type of free-floating rubber/metal mounts used in the Japanese vehicles. Thanks.

12-06-2003, 04:53 AM	#7
Alphadux Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 74 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Noticed all you guys had '97/'98s...is there a radiator issue with those year models or am I going to have to think about ultimately replacing my '00's radiator? __________________ Black 2000 TJ Sport, 4.0 Manual, Hard/Soft Top AFE Intake, Poweraid Throttle Body Spacer Banks Torque Tube Headers/Cat-Back Stinger Exhaust System Dana 44 's, 4-wheel discs Alpine CDA 9815 MP3/Infinity Kappas 4x6"s, 6 1/2"s, 12"s/ 800watt sounds 4" Superlift 33X12.5 BFG A/T KOs on 15/8" AR Wheels Warn 9.5 ti Winch is next! Vampire Jeep Owners Club #13 [B]Black Jeep Club Member #69[/B] [COLOR=darkred]Follow Me To Certain Death Jeep Club Member #31[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=red]BIG GUNS[/COLOR] [COLOR=white]AND[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]JEEP[/COLOR] OWNERS OF AMERICA CLUB FOUNDER[/B]

12-08-2003, 11:09 AM	#9
muddy00 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Springfield IL Posts: 30 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I ordered Mine last week and pulled it out this weekend, I noticed that is has the ports for a tranny cooler but no plugs, are they all like that? what did you use for a manual tranny?