Aftermarket all aluminum radiator

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by mitmaks, Nov 21, 2018.

  1. mitmaks

    mitmaks Road Train Member

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    My boss is having to replace radiators on his volvos. They're aluminum with plastic tanks on ends. Does anyone make full aluminum radiator for semi trucks?
     
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  3. MartinFromBC

    MartinFromBC Road Train Member

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    Any decent radiator shop can custom build you anything you can dream of asking for in a rad. Yank out a rad from one of the trucks. Take it to them and say i need an all aluminum rad this exact same size and mounting points. And how many of them you want built. I have not bought a radiator in the last 25 years that wasn't overhauled or just built by a rad shop. Put a new rad in the yard loader this summer. Its an ancient old 966 loader, and i pulled its radiator, dropped it off, said use your discretion and rebuild it or just build a new one. Called me 48 hours later and asked if i wanted it delivered or if i was coming to get it. $500 less than Caterpillar wanted for a rad, and half the time to get it since its not stocked anywhere for a 40 year old 966. They built the entire thing from scratch, and better quality than anything else i could ever buy at a store.
     
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