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Old 03-06-2006, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Kestas
On the other hand, nearly every car I've taken care of has needed a new radiator in its old age, regardless of the fact that I changed coolant on schedule. Maybe I keep cars longer than everyone else?
Same here...I change antifreeze yearly and still have to do radiators every 6 years roughly. But the Aluminum/plastic radiators hold up the worst from my experience. I have good brass radiators that lasted 15+ years or more without issues.
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