Radiator supply house
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Anyone know what it takes to recore one of these? There's bolts everywhere, is there a gasket of some sort or is soldering needed?
Do yourself a huge favor and don’t even remotely think about doing it because it’s not worth the effort.
It sounds like one of those things where you have to do it 10+ times for it to be worth doing it yourself.
I had the radiator in my Freightliner recored at a local shop. Did a good job. No leaks in it anywhere.
What does a brand new complete radiator cost?
If I remember right it was less than $1,000 to have mine re-cored. If I was to purchase a complete new radiator it was going to cost me at least double that, plus shipping.
We don't like to re-core them here either. The time it takes to do it right usually ends up more expensive than a complete radiator. If a guy does the work himself it's one thing, but if your going to pay someone to do it, put a radiator.
What does a brand new complete radiator cost?
If I remember right it was less than $1,000 to have mine re-cored. If I was to purchase a complete new radiator it was going to cost me at least double that, plus shipping.
And the guys that do them for themselves never seem to really put a value on their time.
I do, fuck that job. It’s like rebuilding an Eaton transmission, scatter parts all over the shop and lose 3 fingernails to save $200.
Like the firewood cutters and deer hunters.
LOL Tell us how you really feel.
Chris
.....he realized I was right.
I’m still pissed I had 2 friends tell me “just core your radiator it’s not that bad”. Then when I’m elbow deep in the fan shroud burning myself on a hot engine after unloading one night with a flashlight in my mouth trying to tighten bolts for the 30th time one says “oh yea you will do that for a while before it seals up…….
Karma caught up to one after he used pistons I said not to and clutch I said wouldn’t hold. Got to replace both when he realized I was right.
We must be lucky. We recore quite a few here in the shop, probably a third of them are bolt together cores, and about 1 goes in a truck every year. So far, no loose bolts? We do a lot of solder together core replacements for tractors and equipment.
Now, we don't use cheap cores...built by a place in Northern KY/Cincinnati...and honestly, we can probably buy some replacement radiators cheaper than coring some of these, but we have had great luck doing it this way, and can modify the cores if we want this way; IE change tube layout, size, etc.
Also, my radiator guy in the shop has been doing it for 30 years, maybe he knows a trick he hasn't taught me? All I can see is he has rolls of cork gasket he uses on the bolt together headers, and uses all new bolts and serrated flange nuts when he goes back together.
I guess actual results may vary :hehe:
Chris
If you figure what you are paying him to core them you would find out it probably isn’t cheaper.
Next asshole you get in your store wanting “cheap” parts curb stomp them for me. There is a difference between price shopping stores with a part number, and just wanting cheap Chinesium shit.