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Originally Posted by M.B.DOC
None of the original equipment Behr's had that reinforcement in the neck either until 1992! Have replace 100's of those Behr radiators for that EXACT problem as well.......HOW old was the radiator?
Every day PLASTIC radiators are replaced for that problem on almost ALL brands of cars!
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My 1992 300e had new radiator in 1994/5......Origonal customer complained of 'drive through overheat'...puking coolant. This was one of the items replaced by MB, including a new cylinder head, although it never cured the problem...when I got it for service in 1995 I found one fan failed to come on.
This '94 BEHR radiator has metal inserts in both top and lower hose neck fittings.
FWIW......Most neck fitting breaks occure due to hardening of the coolant hose and sagging/broken engine mounts allowing the hose to overwork the neck. ( Apart from the usual overheating weakening the neck material. )
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