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Upgrade to dohc radiator?


gpchris

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The radiator in my 3100 is slowly leaking. I have a brand new dohc radiator laying around and I'm wondering if I could just throw that one in? I know it's a little bit thicker. Am i going to face any clearance issues?

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As far as I could tell by comparing the two, the side tanks are the same and I thought the fan mounts were the same, so you should be able to use the DOHC radiator with no problems.

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When I put in the 1-1/4 thick radiator I had to add ¼ spacers where the fans mount to the radiator. Without the spacers the nut that holds the fan blade on touched the radiator core.

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on 94+ gen 1/1.5 cars the thicker lq1 radiator can be installed without issue, with the exception of the clearance needed for the passenger side fan. Myself, I installed a fan from a LQ1 in place of that fan lacking clearance.

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