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Jan 28, 2007 4 Replies
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Well, nothing like finding a new puddle of antifreeze under the jeep. :/ It seems when I replaced the radiator, and had to tighten up the lower transmission cooler line, the outer bit must have loosened up a touch. so there was antifreeze dripping out between the threads and the nut. Tighened it a bit more. Hope that fixes the problem. If it doesn't then the plastic tank might have gotten a crack.



I HATE PLASTIC RADIATORS!



Almost as much as I hate vehicles that have no workspace and require you remove the darn fan and shroud to get at the problem area.



I want an engine compartment with enough room to sit down in.


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I've bought brand new radiators that had existing cracks in the resin components. If it wasn't OEM, ...well, you know.

I'd like to see radiators without top/bottom reservoirs (much like a heater core), with a pressurized coolant holding tank off to the side for easy filling and maintenance. And I'd also like to see a BRASS coolant petcock that is engine-block mounted too. Transmission fluid warmers/coolers should also be a seperate unit as well.

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It's not leaking there. That I could deal with easier. I'd probably should have called it a bulkhead fitting.

Can't get a good picture of the location.. too tight.

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This is a pic from when the atf fluid was leaking. I think when I tightended that up it started the other problem. Hard to say. It didn't leak till today. I think the ice and crappy roads vibrated it loose. The leak was only a small drip and the outer nut wasn't terribly tight.

But man is that a pain to get at. Can't get there from underneath so you have to remove the fan and shroud.

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