Would appreciate any input on new vs recoring old radiator. I know recore is cheaper but I'm not sure the cost saving would be that much. Any ideas.
Thanks
Chris
With bolted tank radiators rebuilt is essentially new, new core, new tank gaskets and bolts cleaned and painted. Save a few bucks over new.
We had a recore in April 2015. It hasn't leaked a drop since. Savings was substantial to recore as I recall but I don't remember how much. They said the tanks were fine. I paid the local truck repair place $3,738. That's a good time to reseal the radiator fans if they need it.
Recored mine in the GV in June, I did all the labor and new hoses and clamps 2,250 .
Keep in mind that the OEM radiator design has been improved. The unit is now suspended within a frame, eliminating welded installation brackets on the side tanks.
Paid $2209 back in May of 2017.
Is it a direct bolt in swapout?
YES ^.^d
Will check if the 8.3 in the 270's would fall in that catagory.If it were me I would price both and make a decision from there,find
out if the improved model has any more cooling capacity,a little more always helps.
Labor is a big chunk of this, it is often a much faster fix to remove the old and replace the new one with a new one. I had my radiator repaired last summer, it took three weeks to get is all right and reinstalled. A new one shipped from TX and my time in the shop woukd have been a day or two, probably a bit more $ but a new radiator for it.
Repaired radiator works great. If I was doing it over I would have gone with a new one had I known it was going to take three weeks.
Bob,
Still by Atlas in Corpus Christi?
Last time someone checked the lead time for their radiator at Atlas was a few weeks and the shipping can be $500 or more,
another consideration is how good the repair shop is,some of them are like some mechanics,they will never say or admit a job is
beyond their knowledge.
Still mfg. by Atlas in Corpus Christi. Shipping to Nac was $95
At that time there was 4-6 week lead time.
I replaced my radiator (see write up and photos in archives) last year. I saved more than 50% of the cost by going directly to Atlas for both radiator and CAC. They are great people to work with and they will ask for your build number before making the radiator. Only issue I had was having to modify a lower anchor for a diagonal rod. In my case, they had to build to order, but mentioned that they usually had them in stock. Even if the re-core saves a few bucks, I would go with new.